Regional update: 120 new cases, 1 new hospitalization

January 4, 2022 — Penny MacWhirter

The regional public health is reporting 120 new cases of COVID-19. Currently, in the Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Islands there are 763 active cases and 4 (+1) hospitalizations.

MRC	New Cases	Active Cases
Avignon	+14	105
Bonaventure	+16	137
Rocher-Percé	+44	220
Côte-de-Gaspé	+22	107
Haute-Gaspésie	+11	111
Îles-de-la-Madeleine	+13	83
Gaspé Peninsula Magdalen Islands Total	+120	763

Reminder

Visits are prohibited at the Sainte-Anne-des-monts, Gaspé, Chandler and Maria hospitals.

There are currently, several province-wide measures in place, with the goal to reduce the rapid spread and rising number of cases in the province. Measures include a curfew, closures and limitations to certain businesses.

Curfew

between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.

Exceptions:

those going or coming from work or transporting goods for a business
a person going to the pharmacy
returning from a medical appointment
going or returning from a vaccination appointment
visiting a sick or injured parent
students attending in-person evening classes
parents taking or picking up children from shared custody
for final travel to a destination requiring an inter-regional or inter-provincial bus, train, plane or boat providing ferry service
to comply with a court judgment, to respond to a summons to appear before a court, or to exercise custody or access rights as a parent
accompany another person unable to drive to a medical appointment or an other essential service.
a parent taking a sick child to the hospital or clinic
to donate blood
homeless people

Offenders are liable to fines ranging from $1000 to $6000 if they are unable to adequately justify why they are outside the home. Young people 14 years of age and over are subject to a $500 fine.

Prohibited

Private indoor gatherings (exception members of the same household, visitor or support for person residing alone)
Mandatory tele-work for any activity that can take place remotely
Meetings or assemblies
Private gatherings in rental halls
Conferences

Closures

Restaurant dining rooms
Places of worship (exception funerals which are limited to 25 people)
All non-essential shops closed on Sundays (convenience stores, gas stations and pharmacies deemed essential)
Cinemas
Spas and saunas (personal care permitted)

Limitations

Indoor sports suspended (unless individual or in pairs by members of the same household, or a person living alone with one other person)
Downhill ski centres and snowmobile relays (indoor access to sanitary facilities and to warm up, but no eating permitted)
Outdoor events max 250 people vaccination passport required
Stores capacity limit (1 client per 20^m2 of sales area)

Education

Elementary and high schools return January 17
School daycare facilities open to essential workers
Childcare facilities remain open as usual.

Vaccination info

Essential workers in the following categories can book their booster-shot appointments

All school personnel
All public security staff
Staff in community organizations in the health and social service sectors
Some employees in the agriculture, fisheries and food sectors (food inspectors and slaughterhouse workers)
Private-sector healthcare workers
Other workers in the health sector (in social-economy enterprises providing home care services, palliative care, etc.)

Vaccination appointments can be made for:

Currently: ages 55 and up
January 6: ages 50 to 54
January 10: ages 45 to 49
January 12: ages 40 to 44
January 17: ages 35 to 39
January 17: ages 30 to 34
January 19: ages 25 to 29
January 21: age 18 and up

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