Cases of the novel coronavirus in Canada surpassed 650,000 on Saturday as surges in new infections continued to be reported across parts of the country.
A majority of Saturday’s new cases were reported by Ontario and Quebec, as both provinces continue to see a surge inQuebec, which has long been the hardest hit province in Canada from the virus, imposed the country’s most stringent public health measure to date — a new curfew lasting from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., which will be in place for at least a month. new cases, fatalities and hospitalizations from the virus.