Alarm Bells Ring Over COVID-19 and Long-Term Care

Alarm Bells Ring Over COVID-19 and Long-Term Care
A man walks to the lineup for COVID-19 assessments at Toronto Western Hospital in Toronto, on Oct. 27, 2020. The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn
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Politicians, advocates, and public health officials were ringing the alarm Thursday over COVID-19’s impact on long-term care homes, as Ontarians awaited fresh projections of how the virus is expected to spread.

Green Party Leader Annamie Paul urged a national inquiry on long-term care in Canada and said the first thing that should be done is for Ottawa to add long-term care to the Canada Health Act.