People walk and cycle along an extended sidewalk on Sainte-Catherine Street, in Montreal, on May 31, 2020.Many services and business across Quebec reopened on Monday after several weeks of pandemic-induced shutdowns.
Courthouses across the province were also permitted to reopen gradually, starting Monday, with limited seating capacity and Plexiglas barriers protecting clerks and judges.Camping is now allowed outside the Montreal and Joliette regions, as are country home rentals. Meanwhile, Quebec recorded 20 more COVID-19-related deaths over the previous day, for a total of 4,661, as well as 295 new cases of the disease for a total of 51,354.
Also Monday, Education Minister Jean-Francois Roberge announced public health officials have signed off on a special activity for graduating elementary and high school students that respects COVID-19 safety measures.