COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know on Thursday

• Quebec reported 662new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and eightmoredeaths.
• Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 365,642 confirmed cases and11,066people have died.
• There are 460people in hospital (a decrease of six), including107in intensive care (a decrease of six).
• 93,314 vaccinedoses were added, for atotal of 4,636,679 sinceDec. 14.

The Quebec government has unveiledvaccination plansfor people between the ages of 12 and 17.

As of May 21, people aged 12-17 can go to drive-through clinics with their families.

As of May 25, they can book appointments through Clicsant.

For two weeks in June, from June 7 through 18, vaccination campaigns will be organized with schools. In some cases, teams of vaccinators may arrive to inoculate students. Or, shuttle buses may take students to nearby vaccination centres.

Health Minister Christian Dubsays if students get vaccinated by mid-June, they will be ready for their second doses in August and that should mean a return to school under near normal conditions.

Indoor shows and festivals to resume

Starting on May 28, indoor shows will be allowed with assigned seating.

Up to 2,500 people will be allowed at indoor venues, but spectators will be divided into sub-groups of 250 people with their own entrance and exit points. Each group will also have its own bathrooms and a supervisor managing the crowd.

On June 25, outdoor shows will be allowed with a maximum of 2,500 people per stage and no assigned seating required. Festivals with several performances going on simultaneously must keep stages 500 metres apart.

The province recently unveiled its plan to gradually lift public health restrictions as of May 28.

Vaccinations at Gilles Villeneuve race track

There will be a pop-up vaccination clinic at the Gilles Villeneuve race track onle Notre-Dame duringthree upcoming weekends.

On May 29 and 30, cyclists will be able to ride up for their shots.

Drivers will be able to drive through on June 5 and 6, and also June 12 and 13 but will have to make appointments. Health authorities say 1,000 doses of vaccine will be available each day.

Emergency measures lifted

Emergency COVID-19 measureswill be lifted this Monday in all regions where they are in place.

Measures include a curfew that kicks in at 8 p.m instead of 9:30 p.m.,as well as school closures. Non-essential businesses had also been ordered to close.

The news affects parts of the Beauce, the Lac-Mgantic region in the Eastern Townships and a section of the Lower Saint-Lawrence that includes Rivire-du-Loup.

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