Posted: Feb 16, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 16
An employee undergoes a COVID-19 swab at an Ottawa long-term care home in January. By mid-March, rapid antigen testing will be mandatory at homes throughout the province.(Jean Delisle/CBC)
While most long-term care homes in Ontario are pleased that rapid antigen testing is now available, provincial requirements will add pressure to an already distressed sector, according to advocates.
Rapid antigen testing is relatively accurate, inexpensive and fast to deploy, taking just minutes to get results, according to proponents. For Ontario s long-term care sector, which has seen more than 3,700 deaths since the pandemic began, preventing the virus from getting in is key, and rapid testing is a step in the right direction.
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Internal documents reveal at least 1,000 expired N95 masks were used by front-line health-care workers in Hamilton during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lecce made the announcement at Queen's Park on Thursday. All students began the month of January with remote learning as part of a provincial lockdown.