The military has been deployed to nursing homes in Ontario and Quebec to reinforce workers overwhelmed by the illness
A patch is seen on a member of the Canadian Armed Forces at a long-term care home in Montreal, on April 18, 2020.The Canadian Forces say 36 members working in long-term care homes in Ontario and Quebec have now become sick with COVID-19.
The military has been deployed to nursing homes in the two provinces to reinforce workers overwhelmed by the illness, unable to keep up with residents’ needs because of all the protective measures they need to take, or off work because they’re ill themselves.Much of their work is tasks such as food service and moving and maintaining equipment, with some medical staff also serving in the homes.
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