Politicians and public health officials promised new measures to further protect long-term care home residents and workers are coming very soon, as facilities caring for some of Canada's most vulnerable grappled with "horrific" COVID-19 outbreaks over the weekend. She was joined by chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam, who had a slew of recommendations for long-term care homes, including limiting volunteering to "essential work only," like feeding residents. long-term care facility are 'inhumane':Elderly residents at CHSLD Herron in Dorval, a long-term care facility dealing with COVID-19, were found underfed and, in some cases, covered in urine and feces, by health care workers. "I am really heartened to see not just B.C., but many other provinces announce some of these stricter measures they are putting in place to protect residents of those facilities," Tam said. WATCH | Older long-term care homes face harder fight against COVID-19:Many older long-term care homes are facing an harder fight against the spread of COVID-19 largely because of residents sharing rooms.

Source: CBC News April 11, 2020 17:48 UTC