Government reduces COVID-19 isolation period to 5 days to offset labour shortage

The Quebec government is shortening the isolation period to five days from 10 following a positive COVID-19 test. The narrowing of the isolation period comes as the health care system struggles with a labour shortage and hospital admissions for COVID-19 patients continues to surge. Olivia O’Malley reports.

• Quebec reduces COVID-19 isolation to 5 days, reserves PCR tests for those high risk