Health officials warn that outdoor gatherings still carry a risk as spread of COVID-19 variants surge in Quebec

As the weather warms, parks in Montreal are once again becoming bustling hubs of social gatherings. While health officials say gathering outside is much safer than indoors, they say that with the spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 variants, the public should still remain distant and vigilant when gathering outside.

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