Evan Tsuyoshi Mitsui/CBC
Date Published: April 18, 2020
Source: CBC
In Ontario, roughly one out of every six facilities have currently reported an outbreak of COVID-19. Senior residents and staff members alike are being affected, yet information about the specifics of these outbreaks is limited and information is slow to be passed on to the public and concerned families. Some homes refuse to provide details about the number of cases or deaths, and many refuse to reveal whether a specific resident had been in contact or shared a room with a confirmed COVID-19 case. Institutions have been slow to inform families about outbreaks, leading to frustration among many concerned family members about the lack of transparency and communication. Local public health units, while required to report confirmed cases, do not have requirements about the level of detail that must be revealed.
Read the full article here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-ontario-long-term-care-public-health-deaths-1.5534123
Summary by: Megan Lam
