The Armed Forces now says it will publish a daily update, suggesting it expects more cases as service members continue to work in long-term care homes
Sixteen of the positive cases reported Thursday were from service members deployed in long-term care homes in Quebec, the military said, while the other 12 were in Ontario.
“Personnel will be rotated in as required in order to fill any gaps,” Le Bouthillier added. “We remain flexible to be able to respond to a variety of tasks in support of civil authorities.” Twenty-five of those homes are in Quebec, which has been particularly hard hit by COVID-19 outbreaks, including one in the Montreal area where residents had been nearly abandoned by the staff. The other five facilities are in Ontario.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week that the risk of infection was something the military knew about going in.“There are always risks in what they do and they go into that knowingly and willingly and that is why we offer them our deepest gratitude every day,” he said on Friday.
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