Their jobs are essential, but protesting workers in Montreal say wages, treatment suggest otherwise
Health-care workers, social workers, teachers and others gathered in Jarry Park Sunday afternoon to demand pay and treatment that better reflects the heavy burden they have carried as essential workers during the pandemic.
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Posted: Mar 14, 2021 8:52 PM ET | Last Updated: March 15
Essential workers are frequently acknowledged at government news conferences, says teacher and demonstration organizer Alex Pelchat, but that s where things end. Our salaries are not better, our work conditions are not better. (Josh Grant/CBC)
Montreal’s first clinic for post-COVID complications opens to the public
Patients still experiencing symptoms after COVID-19 recovery will be thoroughly examined at the new facility
The city’s first post-COVID-19 clinic welcomed Montrealers with debilitating symptoms following their COVID-19 recovery, opening on Feb. 12. Located at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) in Plateau-Mont-Royal, the clinic primarily focuses on studying COVID-related complications, which often last several months.
Dr. Emilia Liana Falcone is the clinic’s director, having specialized in inflammatory complications even before the COVID-19 outbreak. She leads a multidisciplinary team of nurses, dieticians, cardiologists, neuropsychologists, and other consultants for post-COVID symptoms.