22 April 2020 – State of Health Emergency renewed until 29 April

Type of Intervention: Executive Order
Sectors Involved: Society at large
Intervention Categories: Legal and policy; Declaring state of emergency
Level of Jurisdiction: Quebec
Lead People/Agency: Quebec government

Overview: State of health emergency renewal (04/29);
Renewal of previous executive orders;
All Health and Social Minister decisions for public health authorized
Full details here: https://cdn-contenu.quebec.ca/cdn-contenu/adm/min/sante-services-sociaux/publications-adm/lois-reglements/decret-478-2020.pdf?1587599123

Type of Justification: Perception of an increased threat
Source of Evidence or Justification: World Health Organisation
Evidence/Justification: Mainly based on the WHO pandemic declaration and on the fact that the pandemic poses “a real serious threat to the population health”