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CPNewsAlert: Quebec to reopen restaurant dining rooms next week

Jan 25, 2022 | 12:44 PM

MONTREAL — Restaurant dining rooms in Quebec will be able to reopen beginning next week as part of a gradual easing of COVID-19 measures that have been in place since December.

Quebec Premier François Legault says restaurants will be able to welcome diners starting Monday, with capacity limited to 50 per cent.

The premier told a news conference in Montreal that restrictions on private gatherings will also be loosened, with gatherings of up to four people, or two family bubbles, permitted.

Also beginning Monday, school and youth sports will be allowed to resume.

Legault says that beginning Feb. 7, entertainment and sports venues will be allowed to reopen at 50 per cent capacity, with attendance capped at 500 people.

Quebec reported 85 more deaths linked to COVID-19 and a slight drop in hospitalizations today.

More coming.

The Canadian Press