A top infectious diseases specialist in Quebec says there is a disconnect between government inaction and the gravity of the increasing number of hospitalizations and deaths.
Dr. Cécile Tremblay, a microbiologist and infectious diseases specialist at the CHUM hospital in Montreal, says the province’s health-care system could soon become overwhelmed — once again — with 10,000 health-care workers already off the job amid the sixth pandemic wave of infections.
In two weeks, the province is expected to lift nearly all masking requirements.
Though interim public health director Dr. Luc Boileau said he would be advising the government on whether to keep mask mandates and reimpose restrictions next
