How tightly closed are your borders?
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/thousands-of-travellers-still-arriving-in-canada-despite-border-restrictions-1.4955403
"a lot of people" are exempt from Canada's border restrictions, including relatives of Canadian citizens, citizens being repatriated, foreign workers and foreign students. "We have not shut down the borders completely. We are letting people in for a variety of reasons, all of which are good reasons, but the concern that I have is: are [the rules] really being enforced in terms of quarantine," Gradek said.
In total, 123,694 passengers from the U.S. and 301,781 international travellers have arrived in Canada by plane since March 21.
The result of going back up in growth
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-extends-all-emergency-orders-for-another-10-days-1.4956410
On May 19, the province extended all emergency orders, including the closure of outdoor playgrounds, public swimming pools, and bars and restaurants, except for takeout and delivery, until May 29. The orders will now be in effect until June 9.
For this time, there also continues to be restrictions on social gatherings of more than five people and staff redeployment rules for long-term care homes and congregate settings remain in effect.
More research is needed into inflammatory complications in children with covid19
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/doctors-investigate-more-clusters-of-rare-condition-possibly-linked-to-covid-19-in-children-1.4956155
In Toronto, the Hospital for Sick Children is the latest facility in Canada to report a cluster of cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a condition that causes rashes in severe cases and can lead to heart damage if not treated, similar to Kawasaki disease.
And a damning report from the military (send in to help and assess the problems at long term care homes)
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/gut-wrenching-military-report-sheds-light-on-grim-conditions-in-ontario-nursing-homes-1.4954710
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-to-release-canadian-military-report-into-conditions-at-long-term-care-facilities-1.4956531
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) report, written by Brigadier-General C.J.J. Mialkowski, outlines the grim state inside the facilities, claiming not only that there were staffing shortages and lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), but also that there were bug infestations, old food trays stacked inside resident rooms and that patients were observed “crying for help with staff not responding.”
Speaking at Queen’s Park on Tuesday following the release of the report, Premier Doug Ford said that his government didn’t know the “full extent of what these homes, what these residents were dealing with” until Monday morning. "The reports they provided us were heartbreaking, they were horrific, it's shocking that this can happen here in Canada. It's gut-wrenching and reading those reports was the hardest thing I've done as premier,” he told reporters. "What I am feeling, what we all are feeling is little in comparison to the hardship that these residents and their families have had to endure."
The premier then proceeded to promise “justice for these residents and their families” and said that the government has launched a full investigation into the allegations, including an investigation by Ontario’s Chief Coroner. “The results of these investigations will be shared with police to look into any possible criminal charges and I will also make the results of these investigations public,” he said.
The buck stops with Ford, union says
A union representing more than 60,000 healthcare and community service workers across Ontario said they welcome the CAF report on disturbing conditions within the long-term care homes.
“Our union and our frontline members have been ringing the alarm bells throughout this entire crisis. Unfortunately, we have had to fight the provincial government every step of the way to ensure long-term care companies were keeping workers and residents safe,” Service Employees International Union President Sharleen Stewart said in a statement on Tuesday.
Stewart said that the province’s decision to eliminate regulations that required background checks for new hires “was a recipe for disaster” and that they ignored their pleas for more inspections and investigations into the condition of long-term care homes.
“Instead of helping, Doug Ford has made long-term care worse for workers and residents,” she said. “Doug Ford has refused to take action on increased staff-to-resident ratios. Doug Ford has capped the wages of the lowest-paid workers in long-term care. Doug Ford eliminated paid sick days for vulnerable essential workers. Doug Ford has limited inspections in long-term care. These decisions came from his desk.”
The list of problems found is hard to read, awful.
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