Dozens of cases have been linked to Montreal bars in recent days
A campaign immediately erupted on social media with the hashtag #schoolsbeforebars as parents in the province fear opening bars will just usher in a second wave of the pandemic that will mean schools can’t open again in September. Even Alex Munter, the CEO of the children’s hospital in Ottawa, joined the chorus with a post about prioritizing children’s needs.
“What I’m concerned about is the restaurants and the bars, keeping them alive, keeping them afloat,” he said. In Allegheny County, Penn., which includes the city of Pittsburgh, indoor dining was banned again in early July, after the city saw its daily cases go from zero to 200 in just two weeks. Local health officials linked that surge to bars.
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