At a time when Ontario is implementing stricter measures to help protect the province’s most vulnerable living in long-term care homes, questions are being raised about a directive issued by the province’s top doctor, saying staff who are COVID-19 positive and asymptomatic can go to work.
The document, obtained by Global News, is titled “Directive #3 for Long-Term Care Homes under the Long-Term Care Homes Act,” authored by Dr.
David Williams, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health. In part, it reads: “Staff who have tested positive and are symptomatic cannot attend work.
Staff who have tested positive and have symptom resolution and are deemed critical may return to work under work isolation.” During a media conference at Queen’s Park