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As Quebec’s downward trend for COVID-19 cases continues, the province on Monday eased confinement constrictions and allowed non-essential business, hair salons, libraries and museums to reopen to the public.
Meanwhile, six regions far from infection hot spots — Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec — are permitted to reopen restaurants and gyms and will see their curfews begin at 9:30 p.m., 90 minutes later than the rest of the province.
Designated as Orange Zones, those regions are also permitted to have outdoor gatherings of up to six persons, two more than permitted in the province’s Red Zones.
Quebec Premier François Legault announced last Tuesday that the easing of the restrictions, which he described as a “little deconfinement,” were aimed at “giving a bit of oxygen to our small businesses.”
