The head of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) is praising Premier Doug Ford and the Ontario government for moving to shut down non-essential workplaces in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. “Premier, thank you for listening.
Now is the time for everybody to stay home,” Doris Grinspun told Global News on Monday. Grinspun, whose group represents 44,000 registered nurse and nurse practitioners in Ontario, talked about the toll the pandemic is having on the frontline workers.
The comments come as there’s news from Toronto Public Health that approximately 13 health care workers in Toronto have tested positive for COVID-19. “I know there are some (nurses) in London, some in Ottawa.