‘From small parties to medium parties’: All of Quebec at green alert level on Monday

“Monday, we’ll go from small parties to medium parties,” Legault told reporters, adding that outdoor team sports will resume as well.

For restaurants and bars, up to 10 people can be seated at a table indoors and up to 20 people are allowed at each outside table.

On Friday, outdoor festivals can start welcoming as many as 3,500 people, Legault said.

People in the 18-to-39 age bracket, however, lag behind the rest of the province regarding first doses.

Legault said he’s hoping to coax people under 40 to get vaccinated by offering them incentives such as a lottery.

Quebec health officials said discussions are ongoing with the federal government over the definition of who is “fully vaccinated.” In Quebec, someone who has recovered from COVID-19 and has had one dose of a two-dose vaccine is considered adequately vaccinated.

Horacio Arruda, Quebec’s public health director, said the province will offer a second dose in the meantime to people who have had COVID-19 and only one shot and who want to travel.

In Montreal, public health director Mylene Drouin said the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus remains a top concern.

Quebec on Tuesday posted fewer than 100 new daily cases for the second consecutive day, reporting 84 new infections and four more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus.

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