Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Monday

Montreal, Laval and many smaller municipalities – the only parts of Quebec that remain at the red alert level – have moved to the lower orange level today.

This allows gyms and restaurant dining rooms to reopen and see high school students return to full-time in-person learning instead of taking online classes on alternating days.

In Quebec’s largest city, this is the first time since the end of September that restaurant dining rooms are allowed to open, despite orange zone restrictions that set a limit of two adults not sharing an address per table.

Restrictions have been eased in several other parts of the county as well, with some areas moving to the county’s lowest alert level, level “green”, which allows indoor gatherings of up to 10 people.

The change comes after the county reported no additional deaths Sunday and 179 new cases of COVID-19.

– From The Canadian Press and CBC News, last updated at 7 a.m. ET

What’s happening all over Canada

As of early Monday morning, Canada had reported 1,392,563 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 24,194 considered active. CBC News’ death toll has reached 25,724. More than 26 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far across the country, according to the CBC Vaccine Tracker.

Vaccine maker Moderna is Seeking permission from Health Canada to allow the COVID-19 vaccine to be given to adolescents, the company said Monday. The company’s mRNA vaccine is Currently authorized For use in people 18 years of age and older in Canada.

The Massachusetts-based company has also submitted an application to the European drug regulator for conditional approval for the use of the COVID-19 vaccine in teens, and said in a statement that it will apply for an emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine was approved for use in adolescents aged 12 to 15 years by Health Canada in early May. The Pfizer vaccine was previously approved for use in people 16 years of age and older.

In Atlantic Canada on Sunday, a total of 20 cases of COVID-19 were reported – with 12 Nova Scotia, five inches Newfoundland and Labrador and three in new bronze. No new cases were reported in Prince Edward Island.

Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick’s chief medical officer, urged people to sign up for vaccinations over the weekend as the county tries to meet its goal of giving a first dose of the vaccine to 75 percent of the eligible population by the end of Monday.

“There are thousands of appointments available today, tomorrow and we will keep working until the end,” Russell said over the weekend.

OntarioMeanwhile, 10 additional deaths and 663 new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Sunday.

in the prairie provinces, Manitoba It reported three additional deaths on Sunday and 221 new cases of COVID-19. As of Sunday, 346 Manitoba people who contracted COVID-19 were hospitalized, including 99 in the intensive care unit. While most were in Manitoba, patients were also receiving care in Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Saskatchewan Health officials on Sunday reported no new deaths and 73 new cases of COVID-19.

at AlbertaOn Sunday, no new deaths and 231 new cases of COVID-19 were reported. The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care in Alberta has fallen below 100, standing at 96 As of Sunday.

Across the North, there were no new cases in Nunavut or the Northwest Territories on Sunday. at YukonMeanwhile, officials announced an outbreak in a gold mine after three people tested positive for COVID-19.

British Columbia It will report updated numbers covering the weekend later on Monday.

-From CBC News, The Canadian Press, and Reuters, last updated at 8:30 a.m. ET

What is happening around the world

As of early Monday morning, more than 173.3 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported worldwide, according to the Johns Hopkins University coronavirus tracking tool. The reported global death toll has reached more than 3.7 million.

at AfricaOn Sunday, Uganda reimposed a strict lockdown that included closing schools and suspending travel between regions to help cope with the surge in cases.

In the Asia Pacific In the region, major Indian cities have reopened for business after a devastating second wave of the coronavirus that has killed hundreds of thousands.

Residents of the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou will not be able to leave unless they can prove it is absolutely necessary to do so, following the outbreak of COVID-19 that has infected dozens of people in recent days.

Officials said the Philippines will open its vaccination campaign this week to about 35 million people who work outside their homes, such as public transportation employees, in a bid to help reduce COVID-19 transmission and open up the economy.

Japan’s southernmost Okinawa Prefecture is closing many schools to contain the country’s worst per capita infection rate with the coronavirus.

In the AmericasPresident Joe Biden’s meeting with G7 leaders in an English coastal village this week will open the door to a new focus on rallying US allies against common enemies – the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia and China.

In the Middle eastLocal media reported that the United Arab Emirates reported 1,988 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday and three additional deaths.

at EuropeThe European Medicines Agency highlighted guidance for doctors, which calls on them to avoid heparin when treating rare blood clots and low platelet counts in patients who have received COVID-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson.

Meanwhile, many frustrated British travelers were heading home on Sunday after a shorter-than-expected holiday in the Algarve before a 10-day quarantine went into effect early next week due to a spike in infections in Portugal.

— From The Associated Press, Reuters, and CBC News, last updated at 7:50 a.m. ET