#Eldercare

1) Not a single Montreal long-term care centre or seniors’ residence reported a new #COVID19 case Monday, as the total number of active infections dropped to 100 in those institutions.
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1) Acknowledging the logistical challenge ahead, Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Monday tapped the former head of the Canadian Armed Forces, retired Gen. Rick Hillier, to oversee the rollout of
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Parents of school-aged children and teens, I see you, and I hear you. You and your kids are being expected to do impossible things, and it feels like everything is
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1) Montreal health authorities released for the first time Thursday a breakdown of #COVID outbreaks in the workplace, revealing that most have occurred in restaurants, bars, gyms and hotels. In
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1) Canada’s chief public health officer warned on Friday of a possible second peak in #COVID19 infections this autumn that has the potential to overwhelm the health-care system. In this
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1) Nearly three weeks into Quebec’s partial lockdown, the number of workplace #COVID19 outbreaks in Montreal grew to 68 on Tuesday from 65 a week earlier. In this thread, I
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sweden's position in these rankings has invited a great deal of criticism for not locking down (despite being surrounded on that list by other countries that did)an intriguing question is
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1) Authorities confirmed Monday what many suspected: Montreal is now in a second wave with 53 #COVID19 outbreaks. In this thread, I’ll call for more restrictions to lower viral transmission
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1) Quebec set two more grim records Tuesday in the #pandemic's second wave: total number of #COVID19 hospitalizations (655) and biggest spike in deaths (45). In this thread, I'll assess
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1) As the daily number of #COVID19 infections crossed the thousand-case threshold in Quebec on Friday — the highest since the peak of the first wave — it’s clear the
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1) Just days after Premier François Legault floated the idea of possibly easing some restrictions in Outaouais, a #COVID19 outbreak flared up on Saturday in a private seniors’ residence in
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1) As #COVID19 outbreaks pop up all over the province — from a Laval dinner party to a cluster of cases at a Quebec City microbrewery — the province is
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URGENT volunteer help needed in Toronto ASAP@COVID_19_Canada has received an urgent call for volunteers for TWO NURSING HOMES in Toronto.The call is for anyone in the Toronto region who can
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1) Is Quebec already on the verge of a second #COVID19 wave? On Monday, the Premier held a news conference to warn Quebecers to show more discipline as the number
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1) Montreal nearly crossed a long-sought threshold Monday for the most ideal conditions to reopen schools. The city lowered its #COVID19 incidence to about one case per 100,000 population in
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1) Montreal and much of the rest of Quebec are at a deceptive point in the second wave, as new #COVID19 cases have apparently plateaued in the city. In this
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