It has been announced that those who do not have the Covid vaccine in Quebec province of Canada will pay health tax. Announcing the decision at a press conference, Quebec Prime Minister Francois Legault said that they have not yet determined the amount of tax, but a high amount will be paid.
Francois Legault said, “In Quebec, about 10 percent of the population has not yet been vaccinated. This segment creates a financial burden for everyone staying in the province. I think we owe such a measure to the 90 percent who are sacrificing.”
Legault did not reveal when the application will take effect.
Never before in the world have adults who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 been told that they will pay health tax.
Only in Greece, from next week, people over 60 who are not vaccinated will pay 100 euros per month.
The province with the most Covid-19 deaths in Canada
Quebec is the only province in Canada where only French is the official language.
Quebec was the province with the most deaths as a result of the Covid-19 disease caused by the coronavirus in Canada.
There has been a large increase in the number of cases in the state recently. Authorities announced that 8,710 cases were seen in the last 24 hours, and the rate of positive coronavirus tests increased to 20 percent.
In Quebec, which has a population of about 8 million, the number of deaths from Covid-19 has exceeded 12 thousand so far.
It is reported that there are almost no empty beds in hospitals in Quebec’s largest city, Montreal, and treatments for diseases other than Covid are limited.
In Quebec, about half of those in intensive care in hospitals are unvaccinated, according to official data.
A curfew is imposed in the state between 22:00 and 05:00 every day.
Quebec’s government announced last week that only those with a vaccination certificate can enter shops that sell alcoholic beverages and recreational marijuana.