Quebec just doubled the number of *known* covid infections to 4,162.   
   Their covid deaths are now 31 - almost the same as Ontario's, which has *half*   
   the number of infections.   
      
   If there are not enough police to quarantine those who have returned from   
   sunny holidays, then the military HAS to be brought in.  This is just bullshit   
   from arrogant people who don't give a damn who they kill in their own country.   
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   Globe and Mail - March 30   
      
   Why Quebec’s coronavirus cases have skyrocketed   
      
   Montreal has emerged as Canada’s COVID-19 hot spot after an early spring   
   break and close ties to New York and France sowed novel coronavirus infections   
   that are rapidly growing into new cases and hospitalizations.   
      
   Montreal, with about 5 per cent of Canada’s population, has about   
   one-quarter of the country’s COVID-19 cases, according to the latest data   
   published by public health authorities. The province of Quebec, with 22 per   
   cent of Canada’s population, has    
   about half of the country’s cases.   
      
   Quebec had its biggest single-day increase Monday with 590 new cases, bringing   
   the total to 3,430. However, the 19.6-per-cent three-day average growth in new   
   cases is 6.4 percentage points lower than the previous three days, leading   
   public health    
   authorities to say they are optimistic the province’s rate of acceleration   
   in new cases is slowing down.   
      
   Hospitalizations and ICU stays for the sickest patients are also growing.   
   Quebec had 235 COVID-19 patients in hospital Monday, an increase of 43. Among   
   them, 78 were in the intensive care unit, an increase of six. By comparison,   
   Ontario, with 72-per-cent    
   greater population, had 72 patients in intensive care. Quebec has had 25   
   deaths, Ontario 23.   
      
   Public health officials and independent experts, along with Premier François   
   Legault, point back to Feb. 28 to explain the province’s rapid expansion in   
   coronavirus infection and serious illness. That was the last day of school   
   before spring break for    
   most Quebec school children.   
      
   As thousands of Quebeckers drove into the United States and flew to Europe and   
   the Caribbean on holiday, the coronavirus was known mostly for infecting Asian   
   countries, northern Italy, and a cruise ship off the coast of Japan.   
      
   While Quebeckers were away, on March 1, Florida declared a public health   
   emergency. New York followed on March 7, as Quebeckers started to head home.   
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   But, authorities stress, Quebec itself is far from out of danger. Cases have   
   started to pop up in vulnerable populations. Federal officials said two Quebec   
   penitentiary inmates and nine employees have tested positive at Port-Cartier   
   Institution. The    
   Montreal Gazette reported Monday one homeless man died in the city.   
      
   “We are seeing results from the measures we put in place but what we don’t   
   want is for people to stop following instructions," said Horacio Arruda,   
   Quebec’s Director of Public Health.   
      
   Officials quarantined a small Hasidic Jewish community north of Montreal,   
   where officials reported at least 10 positive tests among 80 travellers   
   recently returned from New York. “The community asked for this order to   
   protect themselves as well as the    
   surrounding towns,” said Eric Goyer, Director of Public Health for the   
   Laurentians region. “They are co-operating fully.”   
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   In recent days, Quebec has averaged about 8,000 tests a day while Ontario has   
   collected about 3,000 samples a day. Quebec has conducted about 808 tests per   
   100,000 people, more than double the rate of Ontario. Dr. Arruda said Quebec   
   would rank fifth in    
   the world for the rate of testing.   
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   Testing is only the first step.  What is keeping these positive-result people   
   isolated?   
      
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