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Inspectors wouldn’t go into long-term care homes fearing for their safety, Doug Ford says
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TORONTO – Inspectors refused to go into long-term care homes in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic because they feared for their safety, prompting the government to call in the military, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday.
Some of the inspectors were carrying out inspections by phone in April because they were afraid of contracting the novel coronavirus, said the premier, who has been facing fierce criticism over the province’s handling of COVID-19 outbreaks in seniors homes where nearly 1,400 residents have died. “They aren’t medical professionals, so I understand,” Ford said. “But I’m not going to continue taking bullets for something – there was no control that we had when the unions refused to go in.” The Ontario Public Service
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