A McGill University professor who specializes in infectious disease epidemiology says she believes Quebecers will be safer in bars, restaurants and gyms this September than in university classrooms.
McGill has said it will require mask-wearing in classrooms where physical distancing cannot be maintained. Two other large Montreal universities, Université de Montréal and Concordia University, say they’re reviewing their mask policies and will announce this week when masks will be required on their campuses.
The office of Danielle McCann, Quebec’s higher education minister, did not respond to a request for comment on Monday afternoon. The Health Department, which no longer provides COVID-19 updates on weekends, reported one more death attributed to the virus since its last report on Friday. It says the death occurred before Aug. 2.
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