Former Olympic figure skater Joannie Rochette announced on Saturday that she will work in Quebec’s long-term care homes as they continue to suffer the worst of the COVID-19 crisis in the province.
Rochette, who competed in the 2006 Turin and 2010 Vancouver Olympics — where she won a bronze medal — received her medical degree from McGill University on Friday.
Quebec Premier François Legault says the province has the COVID-19 pandemic under control but that long-term care homes remain at the heart of the health crisis. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] The majority of Quebec’s COVID-19 deaths have originated in nursing homes.