Federal officials are due to provide an update on measures for seniors, home care and temporary foreign workers during the COVID-19 crisis today.
The Prime Minister’s Office says the news will come from public health officials and cabinet ministers — not Justin Trudeau, who’s taking the day off from public appearances.
The expected update comes after a weekend that saw Quebec’s premier rebuke a long-term care home where 31 residents have died in less than a month. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Francois Legault says there was “gross negligence” at Residence Herron, where five of the deaths are definitively linked to COVID-19.