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With four more people reported to have died of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number of deaths in Quebec to five, the government announced it will be tightening measures in order to contain the spread of the virus by banning all gatherings either indoors or outdoors and extending the public health emergency for at least 10 more days.

Premier François Legault warned the current school closings and containment measures the province and much of the world’s population are living under could last up to six months, or more.

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Four of the five fatalities were residents of the same seniors home in the town of Lavaltrie, situated about 50 kilometres northeast of Montreal in the Lanaudière region. All had underlying health conditions. The fifth victim lived at home. Health authorities have put in place procedures at the seniors residence to limit the extent of the outbreak and protect residents, and placed the home under confinement, Legault said.