Canada: Ontario eases long-term care visitor restrictions after COVID-19 hospitalizations drops

Ottawa/IBNS: Visitor restrictions at Ontario long-term care homes are being eased as public health indicators are starting to improve and the rate of hospitalizations of people with COVID-19 continues to follow a downward trend of 2,634.

Ontario promises to get all nursing home residents, staff in hot zones vaccinated by Jan 21

Ontario/IBNS:  As the Ontario government faces pressure to speed up the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the province has promised to get all nursing home residents, staff, and essential caregivers in hot zones vaccinated by Jan 21, media reports said.

Ontario allows visits by family to long-term care, retirement homes under strict health protocols

Ottawa/IBNS: Canada has decided to gradually resume visits of family and friends to long-term care homes, retirement homes and other residential care settings in Ontario beginning June 18, authorities informed during a news conference on June 11.

Lack of safety upgrades in Ontario nursing homes made them more vulnerable to deadly COVID-19

Ottawa/IBNS: Absence of safety upgrades in Ontario's long-term-care homes for the past two decades has increased their vulnerability to the deadly spread of COVID-19, media reports said.