Ontario is considering granting some degree of immunity from civil lawsuits related to COVID-19, CBC News has learned. "Civil liability protection is a necessary measure to stabilize and renew Ontario's entire long-term care sector," said Donna Duncan, CEO of the Ontario Long-Term Care Association. The two lawyers have initiated class-action claims on behalf of residents of Altamont Care Community in Scarborough and Woodbridge Vista Care Community in Vaughan. A class-action claim launched on behalf of anyone who lived at any of Chartwell's 27 long-term care homes in the province. Official provincial figures show 1,794 residents of long-term care homes have died of COVID-19.

Source: CBC News June 17, 2020 09:00 UTC