Quebec's coroner Pascale Descary has ordered a large-scale public inquiry into the COVID-19 deaths of seniors in the province's long-term care facilities.
The process will be fully public and will allow Quebecers to follow the post mortem into this social issue, the coroner's office said in a statement Wednesday.
Nearly three-quarters of those who died from the virus in Quebec were over age 80 and 92 per cent were over 70 years old. A coroner with medical training, Dr. Jacques Ramsay, will be appointed to assist Kamel due to the complexity of the subject and the large number of deaths, the coroner's office said.
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