The Sisters of Sainte-Anne Congregation in Montreal’s Lachine borough are pleading for help from the local health authority as the spiritual group struggles with a coronavirus outbreak.
On April 21, they saw their first case of COVID-19 at their long term residence. Of the approximately 160 residents that live in the congregation, about 28 of them since contracted COVID-19 and six have died.
There are also 12 staff members home sick with the virus. Many others are off work because they’re either scared or are simply burned out, says Sister Celine Dupuis. “Some are here for about 16 to 18 hours a day and they are just exhausted,” said Dupuis. “They would need a break but we don’t have anybody to replace them.” [ Sign up for our Health IQ