'She's a hero': Family mourns health-care worker who died after contracting COVID-19 - News Summed Up

'She's a hero': Family mourns health-care worker who died after contracting COVID-19


Reid, a 51-year-old personal support worker (PSW), is the third Ontario health-care worker known to have died after contracting COVID-19. Adriana Townsend, left, with her mother, Reid. Reid isolated in her home, and Townsend would care for her mother using gloves and a mask. Union pushes for increased protectionsSEIU Healthcare, a union that represents workers in long-term care homes, first reported Reid's death on Wednesday. Gloria Turney, an Ontario health-care worker who grew up with Reid in Jamaica, says she too wants to see more protections for PSWs.


Source: CBC News April 30, 2020 18:57 UTC



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