The Conseil pour la protection des malades says it has received hundreds of complaints from patients and citizens in connection with the confinement measures imposed on vulnerable seniors
Quebec Health Minister Danielle McCann responds to a question during a news conference in Montreal, on May 15, 2020.A Quebec patients’ rights group is urging the province to respect the fundamental rights of seniors living in care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The letter, signed by lawyer Paul Brunet, says COVID-19 does not mean patients can be stripped of their fundamental rights to life, freedom of movement, security and dignity.That includes access to medical treatment, being allowed to leave with precautions in place, not being housed with infected people, being fed, changed and given water, and not being forced to die alone.
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