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- 4/12/2020
Long-term care deaths expected to rise as growth of total cases slows: Dr. Tam
The spread of the virus in nursing and retirement homes has been at the root of half of the more than 700 deaths across the country - 4/11/2020
Alberta to share surplus ventilators, masks and gloves with Ontario, Quebec and B.C.
Ont., B.C., and Que. will each receive 250,000 N95 respirators - 4/11/2020
Quebec premier says 31 people have died at troubled long term care home
A police investigation is underway at a private long-term care facility in western Montreal where Quebec Premier Francois Legault said 31 people have died since March 13. - 4/10/2020
Canadian physicians working hard to protect homeless from worst of COVID-19
Shuttered drop-in centres, crowded shelters, underlying health issues and lack of PPE are just some of the challenges facing those who serve this vulnerable and 'terrified' population - 4/10/2020
Salaried pharmacists feeling the financial and psychological effects of COVID-19
A Quebec survey found that 40% were concerned of safety conditions at their pharmacy - 4/8/2020
US pharmacies offering on-site COVID-19 testing
Pharmacists in the US can now order and administer COVID-19 tests to their patients, and several big chains will be offering test sites. - 4/8/2020
Five specific steps to help ease COVID-19 anxiety among frontline healthcare professionals
Above all, express genuine gratitude for healthcare professionals’ commitment to caring for patients with COVID-19 - 4/8/2020
The collateral damage from COVID-19
- 4/8/2020
Ontario chief medical officer issues new COVID-19 testing guidelines
Ontario's top doctor has issued new COVID-19 testing guidelines aimed at frontline health workers and long-term care residents—though they stop short of a call by the premier to test all of those people. - 4/8/2020
Controls can keep Canadian COVID-19 deaths under 44,000, health agency says
The model for the best-case scenario suggests between 1% and 10% of the population will be infected