As bars in more populous provinces with higher case numbers such as Quebec and Ontario begin to welcome patrons again, outbreaks among young people have stoked fears the venues are opening too soon.
A server wears a mask as she works among the plexiglass dividers at a bar's outdoor patio in the Byward Market in Ottawa, on Sunday, July 12, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin TangST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- After photos of crowded night clubs caught the attention of public health officials, the noisy downtown bar district in St. John's, N.L. was a more controlled scene than usual last Saturday.
Atlantic Canada is ahead of much of the country in lifting pandemic-related restrictions on businesses, after beating back the first major wave of COVID-19 by early summer. Experts maintain that opening bars is risky, but they also recognize Canada has managed to control the pandemic within its borders. The summer, they say, presents an opportunity for authorities to offer people social relief in a controlled setting.
Bogoch said he hopes the Montreal scenario serves as a "wake up call" for young, healthy Canadians to remember how the pandemic affects their communities, and to keep in mind measures such as hand washing, physical distancing and mask-wearing. He also noted it's potentially easier to conduct contact tracing at bars following an outbreak as opposed to after a private house party.
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