Here is a roundup of the latest developments on the novel coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for May 19, 2020.
The Ontario government has announced there will be an independent commission that will review the province’s long-term care system.“Our government has been clear that we will review the long-term care system to get a better understanding of the impacts and responses to the COVID-19 outbreak,” Fullerton said in a statement.
“I am announcing that we will be launching an independent commission into Ontario’s long-term care system beginning in September. Over the next several months, our government will be finalizing details of the commission including terms of reference, membership, leadership of the commission and reporting timelines.”
According to the ministry of long-term care, there have been 1,408 COVID-19-related deaths in long-term care homes in the province.
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