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Men, young people less worried

Women are taking the COVID-19 outbreak a lot more seriously than men are, a new poll from Abacus Data has found.

Forty-nine per cent of women said they are very worried about the outbreak, along with 26 per cent who are somewhat worried. Thirty per cent of men are very worried about the virus and 33 per cent are somewhat worried.

Thirty-seven per cent of men are either a little or not all worried about the outbreak, compared to 25 per cent of women.

Read our story here.

Take a look at this from our survey partials completed Friday to Sunday (n=1,378). These differences are statistically significant. https://t.co/T4gJFAIeTd pic.twitter.com/0lyDIetWuS — David Coletto (@Colettod) March 23, 2020

Ottawa secures flights to fetch Canadians in Peru

ADVISORY TO CANADIANS IN PERU:



We have secured authorizations for @AirCanada to operate 3 flights this week.



Register here: https://t.co/BQelLKjTAf



➡️All united against #COVID19@CanadaPeru pic.twitter.com/PkfyuC2GRL — François-Philippe Champagne (FPC) 🇨🇦 (@FP_Champagne) March 23, 2020

Montreal police ready to enforce state of emergency

For the first time since the 1998 ice storm, Montreal police have declared a state of emergency to allow the force more flexibility in using its resources.

The decree allows the force to modify shifts and reassign officers.

Read our story here.

The #SPVM calls on citizens to collaborate and respect the ban on assembly since the @GouvQc adopted a decree extending the state of health emergency until March 29.



Details on the decree and our application ➡ https://t.co/WGv58IpOdu (in french)

# COVID19 — Police Montréal (@SPVM) March 23, 2020

Outbreak at private seniors’ residence in Sherbrooke

Eight residents of a private facility for seniors in Sherbrooke have been hospitalized following an outbreak of COVID-19 believed to have started with a visit to one of the residents by her son this month.

Read our story here, by Susan Schwartz.

Canadian cases surge

The number of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada surged to 1,472 on Sunday, a jump of 141 compared to the previous days.

Twenty-one Canadians have died.

Here’s a breakdown by province/territory as of 4 a.m., via The Canadian Press:

British Columbia: 424 confirmed (including 10 deaths, 6 resolved)

Ontario: 425 confirmed (including 6 deaths, 8 resolved)

Alberta: 259 confirmed (including 1 death)

Quebec: 219 confirmed (including 4 deaths, 1 resolved)

Saskatchewan: 33 confirmed, 19 presumptive

Nova Scotia: 28 confirmed

Manitoba: 11 confirmed, 9 presumptive

New Brunswick: 8 confirmed, 9 presumptive

Canadians quarantined at CFB Trenton: 13 confirmed

Newfoundland and Labrador: 3 confirmed, 6 presumptive

Prince Edward Island: 3 confirmed

The Territories: 3 confirmed

Total: 1472 (43 presumptive, 1429 confirmed including 21 deaths, 15 resolved)

Trudeau spoke directly to children on Sunday

From my family to yours, and to all the kids who’ve had to sacrifice their play dates with friends and didn’t get the March Break they’d hoped for, thank you for doing your part. We’re going to get through this together. pic.twitter.com/u5Trx1rRXq — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) March 23, 2020

What’s open and closed in Montreal

We are constantly updating our list of what is open, and mostly what is closed, in Montreal.

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If you have symptoms

Quebecers who think they have symptoms of COVID-19 should call Quebec’s hotline at 1-877-644-4545.

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