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Quebec Premier François Legault said Friday he doesn’t discount the possibility of reopening schools and daycares earlier than the original May 4 target.

“Nothing is decided, but we will follow the results daily,” Legault said at his daily news conference in Quebec City. “We are looking at different scenarios. Once the schools and daycares are reopened, we will be able to restart the economy.”

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Legault stressed it will likely be several more days or even weeks before a decision can be made on reopening schools and daycares, but it looks promising.

“We’ve had four or five good days of results, and we will see if it continues and then take the best decision for the public,” he said.

Public health director Horacio Arruda said not only is it possible to bring schools back before the end of the school year, but it could help prevent a more dramatic outbreak in the future.

“We know that young kids don’t get very sick (when they are infected with the virus),” he said. “So the more that they are immunized naturally, the less they will become active vectors for elderly people.”