“When the chips are down, people really care,” says Isobel Mackenzie, B.C.’s seniors advocate, “and they really care about seniors.”
“When the chips are down, people really care,” she said, “and they really care about seniors.”
“In the beginning, we were getting hundreds and hundreds of calls a day,” Mackenzie said from Victoria.Silviu Toderita decided to volunteer after returning to Vancouver from a trip to Asia. By early March, he started to feel sick. He didn’t think he had COVID-19, but to be safe, he and his partner quarantined at home for two weeks.Article content continued
“It made me want to reach out and see if there was anything I could do to make people feel less alone and help with their needs.”, Toderita was connected with Vancouver senior Judy Smith. Every Thursday evening, Toderita phones Smith to see what groceries she needs.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Britons rush to enjoy sunny outdoors as COVID-19 lockdown restrictions easeSunny days have provided unusual challenges for public health officials in Britain as they try to keep people focused on the COVID-19 pandemic
Read more »
Plans for single COVID-19 contact tracing app facing resistance: health ministerThe federal government’s plans to 'strongly' recommend Canadians download a to-be-determined COVID-19 contact tracing app may not happen as initially billed, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said on Monday, indicating there's been pushback to the idea.
Read more »
Community groups filling gaps in translation of COVID-19 informationAcross Canada, community organizations, advocates, researchers and health workers are filling gaps in information about COVID-19 in languages other than English.
Read more »
10,000 Canadians to be tested for COVID-19 antibodies in hopes of understanding immunityBy testing the blood of more than 10,000 Canadians for antibodies, a new study is hoping to not only find out whether immunity fades with time, but also discover what percentage of the population has been exposed to COVID-19.
Read more »
U.S. sees nearly 26,000 deaths at nursing homes from COVID-19The number is expected to grow as some states with high rates of nursing home resident deaths appeared to have some of the lowest levels of response to the federal data-gathering survey
Read more »
Canada Revenue Agency opens up snitch line to information about federal COVID-19 aid program fraudThe agency says it’s looking for information regarding people who are receiving either CERB or CESB who are ineligible, or businesses or charities that are ‘misusing’ the wage subsidy p…
Read more »