Provinces Debate Allowing COVID-19 Positive Health Care Workers to Remain on the Job

Provinces Debate Allowing COVID-19 Positive Health Care Workers to Remain on the Job
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube speaks during a news conference where he gave an update on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal on Dec. 28, 2021. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press
Andrew Chen
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As daily updates resume after pausing for the holiday weekend, provinces are considering following Quebec’s lead in letting health care personnel who have tested positive for COVID-19 to continue working out of fear of eroding the ability of health care institutions to treat their patients.

Quebec’s Minister of Health Christian Dube announced on Dec. 27 that the province is allowing some workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 to keep working, as the provincial health care system struggles to stay operational in the face of the highly transmissible Omicron variant.