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Ford said his government’s framework for how and when to reduce and remove various restrictions should be released in the next few days.

He would not give specifics, except to say that one of the first areas may be outdoor activities.

“I’m getting lobbied hard by so many groups and organizations, but it’s easy to say, ‘Open, open, open,’ until we get a second wave of this and it bites us in the backside,” Ford said.

“I just ask people to be patient.”

3:45 p.m.

Masks and public transit

At today’s briefing, Horacio Arruda, Quebec’s public health director, was asked: “When things start to get back to normal and people will be using public transit again, do you have any directives for wearing masks?”

Here’s his answer.