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Some people with COVID-19 are becoming ill so quickly they die in the community before they can seek medical help, Ontario outbreak response coordinator Dr. Dirk Huyer says.
About two people a day over the past two weeks have been found dead in their homes, in excess of anything observed during the first and second wave of the pandemic, he said.
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“We have been seeing a number of people dying in the community outside the hospital, which is new, unfortunate and sad because these people have not been able to obtain health care because the disease affected them so quickly and so seriously, leading to deaths in the community,” he said.
Ontario hospitals in crisis mode as ICUs top 800 COVID patients
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PPE must guard against airborne transmission of COVID-19, nurses union demands
The Ontario Nurses Association (ONA) is demanding better personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect its members from the aerosol and asymptomatic spread of COVID-19.
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Posted: Apr 20, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 20
Nurses with the William Osler Health System perform COVID-19 testing at a drive-in centre near Etobicoke General Hospital in Toronto on April 14, 2020.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
The Ontario Nurses Association (ONA) is demanding better personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect its members from the aerosol and asymptomatic spread of COVID-19.
In an application for judicial review filed in February, the ONA said the province hasn t done enough to protect health-care workers from COVID-19, singling out a directive from Ontario s chief medical officer of health as inadequate.
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can only leave home for essential reasons such as getting groceries, seeking health care and exercising. They re asked to only leave their immediate area or province if absolutely necessary.
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The vast majority of gatherings are prohibited, with exceptions that include people who live together, those who live alone and pair up with one other household, and small religious services.