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The Canadian province of Quebec is scrapping a plan that would make adults who refuse Covid-19 vaccines pay a special health contribution, premier Francois Legault announced on Tuesday, saying the idea is too divisive.
Legault unveiled the proposed measure last month, saying those who chose to avoid inoculations should help cover the extra costs imposed on the health system by the coronavirus. Experts said the idea would go against the spirit of Canada's universal public health system.
Legault said he was worried about the divisions that Covid-19 and measures introduced to fight it had caused in Quebec, the second most populous of the 10 provinces.
"My role is to try to bring Quebecers together to stay united. This is why we won't go ahead with the health contribution," he told reporters. "I understand that this divides Quebecers and right now we need to build bridges."
Quebec and neighboring Ontario, which together account for around 61 per cent of Canada's population, are starting to lift restrictions amid signs that the Omicron variant has peaked.
But experts in Ontario on Tuesday said this meant infections and hospitalisations linked to the variant would start rising.
Ontario removed some limits on businesses on Monday, allowing restaurants, malls, and cinemas to start operating with a 50 per cent capacity. It plans to further relax curbs later in February and March.
A report by the Ontario Covid-19 Science Advisory Table said Omicron infections had peaked around January 11, but relaxing the measures "will increase the spread of Covid-19."
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The panel said "we expect hospitalisations to rebound after reopening on January 31, and to remain at a prolonged peak, except under the most favourable assumptions".
A spokesperson for Ontario's health minister said the province had sufficient hospital capacity to respond to the panel's projections.
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