The federal government has approved Ontario’s request for military assistance at long-term care homes amid the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s public safety minister has announced. “Long-term care is a unique vulnerability in this pandemic,” Bill Blair said in a tweet. “We will continue working together as team Canada to defeat #COVID19.” On Wednesday, Premier Doug Ford said his government would formally request assistance from the Public Health Agency of Canada and Canadian Armed Forces to help with coronavirus outbreaks in long-term care homes. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Ford said they would first be deployed to five “priority homes.” As of Thursday, there have been a total of 516