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The same thing happened in Quebec and it lead to one of the highest per-capita death rates in the world (5,500/8,500,000) The previous government gutted budget
by aaaxyz 6y ago
The same thing happened in Quebec and it lead to one of the highest per-capita death rates in the world (5,500/8,500,000)
The previous government gutted budgets for care homes which lead to chronic understaffing. When the pandemic hit, the current government enacted a fairly strict lockdown but still did nothing to help the situation in care homes, which was worsened by caretakers staying home by fear of catching the virus. This in turn lead to patients being neglected and to caregivers working in both "cold" and "hot" facilities, causing even more outbreaks.
- Moru 6y agoSweden has been doing this a long time too. Some areas have a pool of extras that travel around the whole city to different places to work. This might have spread the virus very effectively to the most vulnerable. Heard on the radio today that we have less educated people working with elder care compared to our neighbours and that this could have made a difference too.