Anyone who is in close contact with a person who has COVID-19 no longer has to isolate at home for five days — but only if they do not test positive.
Quebec health institute projects hospitalizations will plateau in next 2 weeks
Boileau said if a person who has been in contact with a confirmed case does develop symptoms, then they must self-isolate. The modified rules for isolating will come into effect on Saturday, March 12, when the province’s vaccine passport system will be phased out. The situation is improving in Quebec but vigilance is still needed, Boileau said. He said hospitalizations are continuing to drop after they soared during the Omicron-fuelled surge.The decision to ease more health rules comes one day after the new projections from the government’s health reach institute. They showed hospitalizations are expected to plateau after weeks of steady declines.
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