Thread by @jfrketich, This thread contains @TheSpec #Covid_19 coverage for April 15#CoronavirusPandemic has now claimed [...]

This thread contains @TheSpec #Covid_19 coverage for April 15
#CoronavirusPandemic has now claimed 10 lives in #HamOnt , including 62-year-old Carolyn Hamelin https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2020/04/15/covid-19-has-now-claimed-10-lives-in-hamilton.html

A 62-year-old woman who died April 13 is the first death in Hamilton outside of the highest-risk age group of 65 and older

Public health in #HamOnt orders 31 lodging homes to improve #Covid_19 infection control Story by @Mattatthespec https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2020/04/15/public-health-orders-31-lodging-homes-to-improve-pandemic-infection-control.html

Some residential care facilities lack personal protective equipment or are struggling to create a safe distance between beds in cramped rooms

Keeping big cats fed during #Covid_19 pandemic a challenge for Brantford area zoo Story by @katejmccullough https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2020/04/15/keeping-big-cats-fed-during-covid-19-pandemic-a-challenge-for-brantford-area-zoo.html

Twin Valley Zoo fundraising to stay afloat

A Grimsby spray system company is retooling the family business to provide disinfecting equipment for the ongoing fight against the #CoronavirusOutbreak Story by @TheSpec https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2020/04/15/grimsby-company-retools-to-join-covid-19-pandemic-fight.html

Businesses, factories, schools, arenas, parks, recreation facilities — they all may require some level of disinfecting once they reopen.

Stepping up during #Covid_19: Professional movie posters for charity donations #HamOnt Story by @fallonhewitt_ https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2020/04/15/stepping-up-during-covid-19-professional-movie-posters-for-charity-donations.html

Hamilton-based design studio hosting contest for indie filmmakers.

Third #Covid_19 case at Dofasco: strict cleaning and distancing measures in place #HamOnt Story by @sebibron https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2020/04/15/thousands-still-working-on-site-at-dofasco-despite-third-covid-19-case.html

Steelmaker still operational, with 2,500 people working weekdays

‘SWAT teams’ for #Covid_19 will deploy into long-term care homes #HamOnt Story by @KatrinaAClarke https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2020/04/15/covid-19-swat-teams-will-deploy-into-long-term-care-homes.html

Premier said the teams will include hospital workers who aren’t yet seeing a ‘surge’ of patients. It’s not clear which Hamilton homes will benefit.

Layoffs for more than 250 municipal workers in Haldimand-Norfolk due to #Covid_19 Story by @jpantonacci https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2020/04/15/layoffs-for-more-than-250-municipal-workers-in-haldimand-norfolk.html

Shuttered facilities and reduced services have resulted in layoffs for 252 municipal employees between the two counties.

The Spectator is writing a series of short profiles about people who can’t self-isolate during the COVID-19 pandemic

This thread contains @TheSpec #Covid_19 coverage for April 15
Public kept in the dark about #Covid_19 outbreaks at #HaltonON long-term care and retirement homes https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2020/04/15/public-kept-in-the-dark-about-covid-19-outbreaks-at-halton-long-term-care-and-retirement-homes.html

‘Transparency is critical,’ says Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner

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