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Long-term care minister Merrilee Fullerton is rejecting the call for military or Red Cross help at Extendicare Kapuskasing.
Yesterday, Mushkegowuk-James Bay MPP Guy Bourgoin asked for the assistance, saying staff at Extendicare are overwhelmed.
In a statement to Moose News, Fullerton’s office says the home isn’t reporting any staff shortage, and it has an adequate supply of personal protective equipment.
It also says her ministry has been working with local health care agencies since the beginning of the Extendicare outbreak.
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Constance Lake First Nation (CLFN) Chief Rick Allen and Council have declared a 2nd COVID-19 State of Emergency in response to COVID-19 outbreak in the community which was identified by the Porcupine Health Unit on January 16, 2021.
With some of the positive cases being identified as coming from school-aged children the elementary schools in the community have since closed moving to homeschool learning. In the 5 days that have passed since first identified, cases have soared from 2 to 11 positive cases as contract tracing began revealing the extent of the spread in the community.
A COVID-19 State of Emergency was first issued from March 17 – April 3, 2020.
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Bourgouin won’t hesitate to call for Army or Red Cross to come help Kapuskasing Extendicare SHARE ON: Mushkegowuk-James Bay MPP Guy Bourgouin (NDP)
The outbreak of COVID-19 cases at Kapuskasing’s Extendicare continues to grow. Ten more cases were added yesterday by the Porcupine Health Unit to the six that already remain active. Only two cases have been resolved. Mushkegowuk-James Bay MPP Guy Bourgouin says he’s been in constant contact with officials from Extendicare and the Porcupine Health Unit and is not ready yet to call in reinforcements like Army or Canadian Red Cross.
“But if we see the numbers, I won’t ask for that. For now they say we are doing what needs to be done, we’re at 16 cases but it may come a point we may absolutely but hopefully we don’t get there,” he said.