A row of ambulances is seen outside a hospital in Montreal, on Monday, January 10, 2022. Canada documented more cases of COVID-19 during the first 40 days of the Omicron wave than it did during the entire first year of the pandemic. Photo by Paul Chiasson/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paramedics transfer a patient to a hospital in Montreal, on Monday, January 10, 2022. Canada documented more cases of COVID-19 during the first 40 days of the Omicron wave than it did during the entire first year of the pandemic. Photo by Paul Chiasson/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paramedics transfer a patient to a hospital in Montreal, on Monday, January 10, 2022. Canada documented more cases of COVID-19 during the first 40 days of the Omicron wave than it did during the entire first year of the pandemic. Photo by Paul Chiasson/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paramedics transfer a patient to a hospital in Montreal, on Monday, January 10, 2022. Canada documented more cases of COVID-19 during the first 40 days of the Omicron wave than it did during the entire first year of the pandemic. Photo by Paul Chiasson/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Homeless people stand outside the Old Brewery Mission in Montreal, on Monday, January 10, 2022. Montreal's homeless shelters are overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases as temperatures drop to extreme lows starting Monday night. Canada documented more cases of COVID-19 during the first 40 days of the Omicron wave than it did during the entire first year of the pandemic. Photo by Paul Chiasson/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paramedics transfer a patient to a hospital in Montreal, on Monday, January 10, 2022. Canada documented more cases of COVID-19 during the first 40 days of the Omicron wave than it did during the entire first year of the pandemic. Photo by Paul Chiasson/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Homeless people stand outside the Old Brewery Mission in Montreal, on Monday, January 10, 2022. Montreal's homeless shelters are overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases as temperatures drop to extreme lows starting Monday night. Canada documented more cases of COVID-19 during the first 40 days of the Omicron wave than it did during the entire first year of the pandemic. Photo by Paul Chiasson/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Homeless people stand outside the Old Brewery Mission in Montreal, on Monday, January 10, 2022. Montreal's homeless shelters are overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases as temperatures drop to extreme lows starting Monday night. Canada documented more cases of COVID-19 during the first 40 days of the Omicron wave than it did during the entire first year of the pandemic. Photo by Paul Chiasson/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Homeless people stand outside the Old Brewery Mission in Montreal, on Monday, January 10, 2022. Montreal's homeless shelters are overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases as temperatures drop to extreme lows starting Monday night. Canada documented more cases of COVID-19 during the first 40 days of the Omicron wave than it did during the entire first year of the pandemic. Photo by Paul Chiasson/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paramedics transfer a patient out of their ambulance to the emergency department at Michael Garron Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Monday, January 10, 2022. Ambulances have been in short supply in some regions through out the province of Ontario. Canada documented more cases of COVID-19 during the first 40 days of the Omicron wave than it did during the entire first year of the pandemic. Photo by Nathan Denette/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paramedics transfer a patient out of their ambulance to the emergency department at Michael Garron Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Monday, January 10, 2022. Ambulances have been in short supply in some regions through out the province of Ontario. Canada documented more cases of COVID-19 during the first 40 days of the Omicron wave than it did during the entire first year of the pandemic. Photo by Nathan Denette/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

A paramedic adjusts his protective mask as he transfers a patient out of an ambulance to the emergency department at Michael Garron Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Monday, January 10, 2022. Ambulances have been in short supply in some regions through out the province of Ontario. Canada documented more cases of COVID-19 during the first 40 days of the Omicron wave than it did during the entire first year of the pandemic. Photo by Nathan Denette/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paramedics transfer a patient out of their ambulance to the emergency department at Michael Garron Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Monday, January 10, 2022. Ambulances have been in short supply in some regions through out the province of Ontario. Canada documented more cases of COVID-19 during the first 40 days of the Omicron wave than it did during the entire first year of the pandemic. Photo by Nathan Denette/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paramedics transfer a patient out of their ambulance to the emergency department at Michael Garron Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Monday, January 10, 2022. Ambulances have been in short supply in some regions through out the province of Ontario. Canada documented more cases of COVID-19 during the first 40 days of the Omicron wave than it did during the entire first year of the pandemic. Photo by Nathan Denette/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paramedics transfer a patient out of their ambulance to the emergency department at Michael Garron Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Monday, January 10, 2022. Ambulances have been in short supply in some regions through out the province of Ontario. Canada documented more cases of COVID-19 during the first 40 days of the Omicron wave than it did during the entire first year of the pandemic. Photo by Nathan Denette/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

A paramedic adjusts his protective mask as he transfers a patient out of an ambulance to the emergency department at Michael Garron Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Monday, January 10, 2022. Ambulances have been in short supply in some regions through out the province of Ontario. Canada documented more cases of COVID-19 during the first 40 days of the Omicron wave than it did during the entire first year of the pandemic. Photo by Nathan Denette/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM