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Dubé Reacted To The Huge Crowd At The Bell Centre's Enrique Iglesias & Ricky Martin Show
"It was a bit of a stretch."
Those who attended the Bell Centre's Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias concert on October 9 appeared to be livin' la vida loca as they let loose in the name of a good time — and Quebec's Minister of Health and Social Services Christian Dubé had something to say about it.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Minister Dubé was asked what he thought about the crowd, consisting of nearly 15,000 fully vaccinated spectators, and whether discotheques should also have relaxed measures.
"It is certain that when you have been under the yoke of this pandemic for 18-19 months and you find yourself in a show [...] it is difficult to hold back," said Minister Dubé.
"Well, I'm not a fan of Mr. Iglesias, but the one before [Ricky Martin] was more rhythmic," he added with a laugh.
The spectators were required to wear a mask and remain seated at all times. But according to images circulating on social media, fans were gripped by dance fever leading some people to stand up and some masks to come down.
"I think the Bell Center had set the conditions to be respected. There are people who may not have respected the rules. We can understand, not that I excuse them, but we can understand," said Minister Dubé, admitting that "it was a bit of a stretch what we saw there."
Minister Dubé also said he hopes there won't be too many COVID-19 cases as a result of last weekend's event.
"Just because things are going well on the stabilization side doesn't mean we should let go of the health measures. So I hope that those who have been given flexibility, like the Bell Centre, will make sure they follow the measures," he said.
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A Third Dose Of A COVID-19 Vaccine Is Now Recommended For Some People In Quebec
Including people living in long-term care facilities and people with compromised immune systems.
Quebec has announced that it's recommending a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine for some people in the province.
The government suggests that the following individuals get another dose:
- "people on dialysis;
- "certain people with a weakened immune system, including those:
- "receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy;
- "taking medication that affects their immune system;
- "living with HIV who have a CD4 cell count lower than 500 / mm3 or who are not on treatment;"
- "residents of residential and long-term care centres (CHSLD) and intermediate and family-type resources (RI-RTF);"
- and "people living in private seniors' residences (RPA)."
Dans le contexte de la circulation du variant Delta, une 3e dose de vaccin est maintenant recommandée pour les usag… https://t.co/8YE87MyCil— Santé Montréal (@Santé Montréal) 1633018576.0
"Administering an additional dose, ideally of a messenger RNA vaccine, provides better protection against COVID-19 where there is widespread circulation of the Delta variant," the government states online.
A third dose should be administered "four weeks or more" after a second dose. People living in private seniors' residences, CHSLDs and RI-RTF should get their third dose six months after their second, the government says.
The additional dose is needed even if the individual was diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past.
Individuals may go to a walk-in vaccination clinic or make an appointment on the Clic Santé portal.
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Montreal's Bell Centre Can Have A Full House With Vaccine Passports For The Habs Season
Halls are allowed to fill seats to capacity starting October 8.
At a press conference on Thursday, Quebec Health Minister Chrisitan Dubé announced that the Bell Centre will be able to welcome a full house, with mask-wearing and vaccine passports in place, for the upcoming Montreal Canadiens season.
At maximum capacity, the Bell Centre can welcome 21,302 fully vaccinated Habs fans this season.
This is compared to the 7,500 spectators that were allowed at the Bell Centre previously.
The Bell Centre is just one venue impacted by Dubé's announcement, which allows all halls with assigned seating to fill their seats to maximum capacity beginning on October 8, as long as masks and vaccine passports are in effect.
This includes venues for conventions, conferences, assemblies, meetings, and graduation ceremonies as well as theatres and cinemas.
"We did relatively well in September," said Dubé, "but we can't claim victory yet. [...] We know there will be more contact indoors in October."
In Quebec, a vaccine passport is required to access many businesses and activities deemed non-essential, including restaurants and bars.
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Dubé Promised 'Good News' Today & Said Measure Changes Will Be For The Double-Vaccinated
"If there is any relief [...] it will be for the double-vaccinated."
"We're going to have good news tomorrow," Health Minister Christian Dubé said Wednesday ahead of a joint press conference with Culture and Communications Minister Nathalie Roy scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday.
National Public Health Director Dr. Horacio Arruda suggested at a press conference this week that the government's next move would be to ease restrictions in larger venues by making further use of the vaccine passport system.
"We're going to go to places where there has not been an outbreak, we're going to go to large areas, we're going to use the vaccine passport more and more," Arruda said in response to a question about increasing capacity in arenas and theatres.
Dubé added that "if there is any relief [from measures] in the next few days, it will be for the double-vaccinated."
The presence of Roy at the Thursday press conference suggests there will be an announcement about cultural activities.
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