Horwath also said there is a “giant loophole” in the emergency order that exempts staff sent by temp agencies to nursing homes. At least 144 people who live in Ontario nursing homes have died from COVID-19, representing about 40 per cent of the official provincial tally. More than 800 of the province’s COVID-19 cases are in nursing homes, split between residents and staff. “We’re throwing everything we got at our long-term care homes,” Ford said. The health crisis has brought conditions within long-term care homes into “stark relief,” one federal official told the Star.

Source: thestar April 15, 2020 19:16 UTC