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As Quebec’s downward trend for COVID-19 cases continues, the province on Monday eased confinement constrictions and allowed non-essential business, hair salons, libraries and museums to reopen to the public.

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Meanwhile, six regions far from infection hot spots — Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec — are permitted to reopen restaurants and gyms and will see their curfews begin at 9:30 p.m., 90 minutes later than the rest of the province.

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Designated as Orange Zones, those regions are also permitted to have outdoor gatherings of up to six persons, two more than permitted in the province’s Red Zones.

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Quebec Premier François Legault announced last Tuesday that the easing of the restrictions, which he described as a “little deconfinement,” were aimed at “giving a bit of oxygen to our small businesses.”

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However theatres, restaurants, bars, gyms, cinemas and concert halls remain closed in Red Zones, which contain 90 per cent of Quebec’s population and include Montreal and Quebec City.

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Businesses deemed by the government as non-essential have been closed since Christmas Day. They were scheduled to open Jan. 11 but that date was moved to Feb. 8 after a series of COVID-19 outbreaks and dangerously high occupancy rates in hospitals.

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People line up ahead of reopening to enter the Winners store at Marche Centrale in Montreal Feb. 8, 2021.
People line up ahead of reopening to enter the Winners store at Marche Centrale in Montreal Feb. 8, 2021. Photo by Allen McInnis /Montreal Gazette
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