One of the more significant outbreaks has been at Roberta Place, a Barrie long-term care facility where a variant strain of the virus quickly infected more than 90 per cent of the residents and staff. Since the beginning of the first wave in Canada, the devastation sweeping through long-term care facilities has shone a harsh light on how under-resourced and ill-prepared facilities are to cope with a crisis like this. In today’s episode, Toronto Star investigative reporter Moira Welsh shares a powerful account of how we got here. Listen to this episode and more at “This Matters” or subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. If you would like to support the journalism of the Toronto Star, you can subscribe at thestar.com/subscribingmatters.

Source: thestar January 22, 2021 21:12 UTC