A 60-page report from the military on the condition of Quebec’s long-term care homes released by the government on Wednesday points to three major challenges in the facilities: staffing shortages, management of personal protective equipment and how hot zones related to the novel coronavirus are handled.
Canadian Armed Forces teams were sent to lend a helping hand to the province’s facilities hardest hit by the pandemic following a request for help from Premier François Legault.
Quebec leads the country in both its caseload and deaths attributable to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] The findings come after the military released a report into five long-term