Virus stories, Thursday morning
People are worried about the general reopening in Montreal North, where the number of virus cases has been rising fast. There are also outbreaks in hospitals, sometimes in sections previously judged to be free of infection. Other medical procedures are getting sidelined in the panic.
Le Devoir looks hard at how poorer people are more at risk for complex reasons and editorialist Michel David examines whether people will maintain a right to distance themselves if jobs open again in places they judge unsafe – for example, high school teachers in Montreal North ordered to show up for work, even though there will be no students to teach.
La Presse says (in a piece not framed as an op-ed) that Quebec is not ready to reopen, based on WHO guidelines.
Ephraim 09:31 on 2020-04-30 Permalink
We aren’t really ready. NZ is ready. They are flat and they have contact tracing in place. Quebec should be reopening by region with regional travel restricted. Places like Bas St‑Laurent and Gaspe are ready to open. Montreal, not so much so.
Max 13:58 on 2020-04-30 Permalink
The Globe and Mail reports that our designated hospitals are pretty stressed out. Waiting another few weeks before reopening anything in Montreal would seem to be prudent.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-quebec-hospitals-struggling-with-influx-of-covid-19-patients-even-as/