The federal government is sending workers from the Canadian Red Cross into seven long-term care facilities in the Ottawa area, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Sunday. "Today, our government approved a request for the [Red Cross] to help assess and stabilize the situation in seven long-term care facilities in Ottawa," Blair said in a tweet. According to a spokesperson from Blair's office, the seven long-term care homes where the workers will be deployed are:Almonte Country Haven in Mississippi Mills, Ont. According to OPH, there are currently 14 active COVID-19 outbreaks in the city's long-term care homes and another 16 in retirement homes. More than 600 Red Cross workers have been helping out in 25 long-term care homes in Quebec following a series of severe COVID-19 outbreaks in the spring.

Source: CBC News October 11, 2020 19:34 UTC