Red zone rules queried
Montreal public health is said to be pushing Quebec for a rollback of red zone restrictions. It’s not based on epidemiology, but on claims about “physical and mental health consequences.”
McGill is starting to talk about bringing back more in-person classes in the new year.
Quebec had 1138 new cases over the last 24 hours, and 28 new deaths.
jeather 14:17 on 2020-11-05 Permalink
Seems like a mix of reasonable restrictions (allow some outdoor gatherings, open libraries and museums etc with limits, allow restaurants to have terraces open) and some less reasonable ones (theatres where you sit without air circulation open, no restrictions indoor gatherings, gyms reopening).
Kate 14:43 on 2020-11-05 Permalink
jeather, they had restaurateur Dave MacMillan on CBC at noon, and he dismissed the idea of opening terraces again this time of year. Although he might find it worth it, this weekend, if the government could pivot quickly enough to acknowledge the nice weather.
jeather 15:32 on 2020-11-05 Permalink
I don’t think it would work for all restaurants, but I do think it’s possible with heating lamps. It might not be worth the money, I don’t know. I had discussions with friends in the prairies where I believe it’s being done over winter too. I think there’d be more interest than they imagine.
Raymond Lutz 16:07 on 2020-11-05 Permalink
yup, it,s quite workable @jeather: heating lamps are based on long-wavelength IR illumination. They heat directly your body (or your plate) without heating the air in between so they’re quite efficient outdoors (but you must limit the airflow cooling you)
GC 19:50 on 2020-11-05 Permalink
I saw some restaurants already using lamps in September, so it wouldn’t necessarily be an additional investment in all cases. (Unless they were rented?)