Quebec police will start handing out fines to anyone who is not wearing a face mask which is required under public health regulations.
The province also moved to ban karaoke in bars after one event at a Quebec City bar resulted in an outbreak of more than 80 cases. The new fines will apply across the province, but authorities will target areas that are classified as “yellow” under the government’s new color-coded CODIV-19 alert system.
The new enforcement measures go into effect on Saturday. Individuals will be fined if they do not wear a face mask in indoor public spaces where distancing is not possible.
While business owners already faced fines if they did not properly enforce the face mask regulations of the government, individuals faced no consequence if they refused to wear one until now.
The government is implementing stricter penalties due to the recent spike in cases. For several days in a row, the province has seen a seven-day moving average above 20 cases per million.
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