> If we'd managed to secure nursing homes and figure out protections for farm workers, there'd be far fewer deaths. Yeah, it was sad to watch. It seems like it

> If we'd managed to secure nursing homes and figure out protections for farm workers, there'd be far fewer deaths. Yeah, it was sad to watch. It seems like it was a mistake made by a lot of places up here in the north. The States and Provinces which had more time got to see it working out poorly ahead of time seem to have been able to change course. > My local hospital here on the east side of Toronto was on top of this early, and my tests have all come back in less than 24 hours. I've heard good things about that area, yes. A lot of places were having long delays earlier on because they were overflowing to the regional labs, or somesuch. > Though I live with a front-line healthcare worker, which makes me think they're giving me just a little extra speed The answer to that is understandably yes It has been mercifully mild here in Hamilton, most of the patients in the hospitals are still elderly people from LTC facilities, as far as I'm aware. The panic has been minimal. One thing here in Hamilton is the handful of people who don't care much about anything in life (Hamilton has a high concentration of such people, being a hub for social services), who will gladly pretend to cough indoors near you just to make you uncomfortable.