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Officials to give coronavirus update as Quebec aims to increase staff in long-term care homes

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The Quebec government and public health officials will provide an update on Tuesday afternoon on the spread of the novel coronavirus as the premier continues to appeal for more assistance in long-term care facilities.

There are more than 19,000 cases and 939 deaths attributable to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, to date. Premier François Legault is calling for more medical specialists to staff seniors residences hit hard by the respiratory illness. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] The province needs at least 2,000 full-time workers to work in nursing homes over the next two weeks, he added. “My goal is to stabilize the situation in every affected residence,” Legault said.

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