Those types of high priorities are what we are focused on first," said Dr. Larry Alteen, vice-president of medical services at Eastern Health. Central Health, Western Health and Labrador-Grenfell Health also said work is now underway to set priorities for which cases are handled first. The transition also allows regional health authorities to start bringing patients back into institutions, although in a very controlled manner. He said the health authorities are now taking on the "next layer of the cake." Alteen said moving to Public Health Emergency Alert Level 4 and offering more medical services means the health authorities can start reducing long wait lists that have grown longer.

Source: CBC News May 13, 2020 13:26 UTC