FILE PHOTO: Chairs are stacked outside a bistro as the Quebec government has ordered all restaurants, bars and casinos to close for 28 days effective midnight September 30 as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) numbers continue to rise in Montreal, Quebec, Canada September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
MONTREAL, TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's Quebec province reported more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, as infections mount despite recent efforts aimed at limiting social gatherings blamed for the pick up among residents under the age of 30.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week warned Canadians to be prepared for a fall that "could be much worse than the spring," as the country enters a second wave of the pandemic. The country's most populous provinces, Ontario and Quebec, are taking targeted measures to avoid broad-based lockdowns.
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