“We don’t want it to be transferred to their seniors. “But we are in the same boat as everyone.”Local police will be stationed near the entrance around the clock to help enforce the 14-day order.“What if someone wants to make a delivery for non-essential things and there’s no way to turn him away?“ said Ekstein, a member of a group called the COVID-19 Jewish Task Force.The 14-day quarantine will cover the most important days of Passover, which means there will be no multi-family seders, Ekstein said.“We don’t want people to think that 40 per cent of the community has tested positive when it’s 19 people out of 4,000,” Weiss said. An Orthodox Jewish community north of Montreal is under lockdown after some of its members tested positive for COVID-19. “This is a first generation of cases, these are people who develop symptoms after travel,” he said.“Everywhere in the city we are taking the measures,” she said.As a result, public health is awaiting results from nearly half of the tests administered in the community.Boisbriand Mayor Marlene Cortado said that the city is closely monitoring the situation and following the public health department’s recommendations.Get a roundup of the most important and intriguing stories, delivered to your inboxIn Quebec, the number of cases has surpassed 3,000 as of Monday.
There are about 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Tosh community in Boisbriand, according to the region’s public health department.
The Rabbi and 18 families moved to the Boisbriand area in 1963, in an attempt to better insulate and isolate the community from outside influences. The illness has led to 25 deaths in the province.The order for 14 days of self-isolation came into effect on Sunday afternoon after the community of 4,000 requested help from authorities. A member of the Tosh de Boisbriand community crosses the street Monday, March 30, 2020 in Boisbriand, Que. La direction de la santé publique des Laurentides ordonne aux Tosh de Boisbriand un confinement de 14 jours à la suite des résultats très inquiétants de tests de dépistage. La communauté juive orthodoxe Tosh de Boisbriand, dans les Laurentides, fait face à une éclosion de COVID-19 parmi ses membres et elle a pris dimanche des mesures musclées pour l’endiguer.
In the Tosh Jewish community in Boisbriand, more than 40 per cent of people tested for COVID-19 were found to have the virus. The CIUSSS des Laurentides, the health authority for the region, confirmed on Wednesday that the Boisbriand district had 70 cases of COVID-19.
Following a spike in COVID-19 cases among its members, the Hasidic Jewish community of Tash in Boisbriand has sought help from public health officials and is now under a 14-day quarantine. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited.Health authorities will ensure the community has essential services such as food and medication, Goyer said.Local police will be stationed near the entrance to the community 24 hours a day to help enforce the quarantine, along with members of the community.