Argenteuil is going to the red level of Québec`s COVID-19 alert system on Thursday.
Public health authorities in Québec are temporarily putting all regions that are currently orange zones to the red level for COVID-19 protection measures from December 17 to January 11.
The decision is designed to better restrict activities over the holidays that could lead to further spread of COVID-19 among communities.
The only regions of Québec not going to red will go to orange. They are:
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Northern Québec
Cote-Nord
Grosse-Île and Iles-de-la-Madeleine
Nunavik
Terres-Cries-de-la Baie James
In the red zones, all private social gatherings will be prohibited.
A temporary ban on traveling to a region at the orange level will be in effect between December 17 and January 11.
Related links:
The measures applicable to the red zone are available online at Quebec.ca.
To find out more about the regional alert and gradual intervention system: msss.gouv.qc.ca/presse.
To find out more about the coronavirus and the measures put in place: https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/health-issues/a-z/2019-coronavirus/.
