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The findings of 3 strengthening Medicare reviews are now available. The reviews looked at some of the structures and systems that underpin Medicare, general practice and primary care.

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Is human composting the next frontier in death care?

Death is probably everyone’s least favorite subject, so it’s understandable that most of us put off discussing the inevitable question: what is going to happen to our bodies when we die?But by ignoring the inevitable, are we making things worse for ourselves, our loved ones, and the planet?“Our huge fear of talking about dying is killing us,” Micah Truman says. “We are unable — because we cannot face it — to talk about reasonable, considered solutions that make sure that our last act on this planet is not to pollute it.” Read more: Italy landslide dumps hundreds of cemetery coffins into the sea Truman works in death care.

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India's pet care industry grows after Covid pandemic; Nestle, Emami join sector

₹4,000 crore and is expected to grow significantly over the next five years. India's pet care industry is set to touch ₹10,000 crore by 2025, prompting companies like Nestle India and Emami to enter the sector. Mars Petcare and Himalaya Wellness Company are the two major companies operating in the segment.

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Unvaccinated Quebec caregivers in court to gain access to long-term care homes

COVID-19: Quebec premier drops plan to tax people who are unvaccinated Lawyer Natalia Manole says the government should revert to the previous rule, which required caregivers to present negative results from tests taken within the previous 72 hours.She says if health-care workers who are unvaccinated are able to work under those conditions, she doesn’t see why caregivers shouldn’t be afforded the same right.Manole also notes that in certain instances, COVID-19-positive health workers have been permitted to stay on the job.She says she represents at least 80 caregivers and residents who are seeking an injunction to have the decree immediately suspended and to have a judicial review of the health order at a later date.

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Care worker who 'doesn't have any injections' and says she's exempt sacked for not having Covid jab

A care worker from Stockport who was dismissed for refusing to get a Covid vaccine says the sacking has left her feeling “worthless”.

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Covid-19: Swiggy launches special care package for delivery partners across India

NEW DELHI : Food ordering platform Swiggy on Monday announced the launch of a special care package providing support to its over 1.5 lakh delivery partners and their families.The care package, named 'Swiggy Suraksha' covers a host of services such as stronger financial support and hospitalisation cover for delivery partners and their families affected by Covid-19, the company said in a statement.In May, the company had commenced vaccination drives for its delivery partners across the country."With Swiggy Suraksha, we are making sure that our delivery heroes also have the necessary support- including a 24X7 hotline for medical emergencies, access to doctors for themselves and their families, income support, free access to vaccines,

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COVID-19: MLHU expanding vaccination to eligible child-care workers

COVID-19 vaccine appointment in the London, Ont., region.The Middlesex-London Health Unit announced Wednesday that it is expanding vaccine eligibility at the direction of the province and following the latest weekly update from the regional vaccine prioritization committee. COVID-19 — After recent hints, Ontario government set to make announcement on paid sick days More specifically, eligible child-care workers include:Appointments can be booked starting at 8 a.m.

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Child care workers demand COVID-19 vaccine as Ontario daycares remain open

Early childhood educator Jessica Tomas spends all day working with unmasked young kids at a Toronto daycare — helping them eat, getting them dressed to play outside and offering a comforting hug when needed.Tomas and other child-care workers remain on the job, where physical distancing measures are difficult to enforce, even as the pandemic’s third wave has prompted Ontario to impose a stay-at-home order and move schools online.Daycare workers, however, are not yet eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine based on their profession and are renewing their push to be prioritized for a shot.“Getting a vaccine would alleviate such an enormous amount of anxiety that I have entering the building and leaving the building,” Tomas said.

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COVID-19 variants increase in Northumberland; outbreak ends at Caressant Care McLaughlin, Warkworth Place

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit reported four new cases of COVID-19 in Northumberland County on Monday afternoon, two of which are new variants. Travellers booking COVID-19 quarantine hotels report long wait times, lack of options Also on Monday, an outbreak was lifted at Warkworth Place long-term care.

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COVID-19: 3 new cases in Kawartha Lakes include Caressant Care McLaughlin staffer

COVID-19 cases reported in the region Thursday, including a staff case at a Lindsay long-term care still battling a deadly outbreak.In its Thursday update, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit reported three cases in the City of Kawartha Lakes and two in Northumberland County.According to Ross Memorial Hospital, one of the cases is a new staff case at Caressant Care McLaughlin long-term care in Lindsay. The outbreak declared Jan.

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COVID-19: No active cases at Caressant Care McLaughlin as Ross Memorial assumes 90-day management

Caressant Care McLaughlin has claimed the lives of 17 residents. There have been more than 60 cases among residents and 40 among staff since the onset of the outbreak.No case update was available on Tuesday.

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Caressant Care McLaughlin gets management support from Lindsay hospital to fight COVID-19 outbreak

Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay to provide enhanced support to Caressant Care McLaughlin long-term care as it continues to battle a COVID-19 outbreak.Declared on Jan. 9, the outbreak as of Monday had claimed the lives of 17 residents at the 96-bed facility.

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COVID-19: 17th death at Caressant Care McLaughlin; HKPRDHU reports 3 outbreaks over

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit reports 10 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday to surpass 1,000 and reported several outbreaks over on the weekend.In its Monday update, there were 10 new cases since Saturday (no update was issued Sunday), which included eight in Northumberland County and two in the City of Kawartha Lakes. On Saturday the health unit reported one new case in the Kawarthas and four more in Northumberland County.

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COVID-19: 2 Northumberland deaths, 3 outbreaks end; cases drop at Caressant Care McLaughlin

City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service officer tests positive for COVID-19 The two deaths occurred in Northumberland County, but more details were not provided. The death toll for the health unit now sits at 62 with 11 in Northumberland County, 52 in the City of Kawartha Lakes and none in Haliburton County.Of the health unit’s 978 total cases, 49 are now active — down from 65 reported on Saturday.

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Union representing Quebec health-care professionals demands recognition for work

COVID-19 pandemic.About a dozen health professionals demonstrated outside Premier Francois Legault’s Montreal office Thursday.“We feel that the situation is critical and were asking the government — just like our members who have a lot of heart — to have heart for our members as well,” APTS Second Vice President Veronic Lapalme said.“Right now (Legault’s) heart is pretty ice cold.”Members carried and decorated the area with frozen hearts in what they called a symbolic protest.The demonstration was orchestrated by the Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux ( APTS), which represents more than 60,000 members who operate under 106 different job titles related to health care.[ Sign up for our Health

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COVID-19: No new cases at Pinecrest Nursing Home, Caressant Care McLaughlin; Haliburton case-free

COVID-19 were reported at two long-term care homes in the City of Kawartha Lakes and cases are all resolved in Haliburton County on Tuesday.Late last Friday health officials declared an outbreak at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon after an asymptomatic staff member tested positive.Administrator Jenelle Whalen tells Global News Peterborough the situation remains status quo at the 65-bed home. Last spring the home was in the national spotlight as one of the first in Canada to declare an outbreak.

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Vaccinations to begin next week at Caressant Care McLaughlin in Lindsay: HKPR Health Unit

For the first time this week, the active COVID-19 case count dropped at the 96-bed facility. As Mark Giunta reports, vaccinations will start, for those who haven’t been infected, next week.

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Active COVID-19 case count drops at Caressant Care McLaughlin in Lindsay

COVID-19 at Caressant Care McLaughlin in Lindsay, down from 52 on Thursday.Twenty-nine residents and 18 staff members have active positive cases while 19 residents and 19 staff cases are now resolved, the company stated in an email to Global News Peterborough on Friday.There have been nine deaths associated with the outbreak, which was declared by the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPRDHU) on Jan. 9.

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Coronavirus: 9th resident death at Caressant Care McLaughlin nursing home as staff cases climb

COVID-19, the parent company reports Wednesday morning.Caressant Care on McLaughlin Road reports another resident has died from the outbreak which was initially declared on Jan. 9.

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Healthcare Heroes: Foam Lake nurse practitioner reflects on changes with more virtual care

Healthcare workers have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic for about 10 months, forcing clinics to change how they see patients.

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COVID-19: Outbreak ends at Caressant Care nursing home in Lindsay; cases drop at McLaughlin LTC

COVID-19 outbreak at a Caressant Care facility in Lindsay has been declared over, while active cases at another in the town are declining, the region’s health unit reported early Thursday afternoon.The outbreak at Caressant Care’s nursing home on Mary Street was declared on Jan. 23 after one employee tested positive.

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COVID-19: Outbreak at second Caressant Care facility in Lindsay

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Interim Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel and Long-Term Care Facility Residents

HCP include all paid and unpaid persons serving in healthcare settings who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials.ACIP recommends that HCP be prioritized in the earliest phase of COVID-19 vaccination. However, in settings where the initial vaccine supply is insufficient to vaccinate all HCP, sub-prioritization of vaccine doses may be necessary.

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COVID-19: Outbreak at second Caressant Care facility in Lindsay; 3 deaths in Kawartha Lakes

COVID-19 outbreak was declared at a second Lindsay, Ont., facility owned by Caressant Care over the weekend, while cases continue to climb at the company’s other site.On Saturday, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit reported a new outbreak at Caressant Care Nursing and Retirement Home on Mary Street West.According to Stuart Oakley, communications manager with Caressant Care based out of Woodstock, Ont., one staff member at the home tested positive.

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Coronavirus: Extendicare now hit with $200M class-action lawsuit over long-term care deaths

COVID-19, and seeks more than $200 million in damages, according to a fresh statement of claim.The unproven claim alleges Extendicare failed to respond properly to the pandemic and was negligent in the care of residents.“The plaintiffs plead that the defendants behaved in a reprehensible and unconscionable manner by failing to implement an adequate COVID-19 response plan,” the suit alleges.“The defendants had a history of failing to implement properly, or at all, an adequate infection-control program.”A similar $500-million lawsuit announced on Wednesday also names Extendicare as well as other long-term care providers across Ontario such as Chartwell and Sienna Senior Living.The unproven claim also names the Ontario government along with

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Concerns growing over COVID-19 outbreak at Calgary’s AgeCare SkyPointe care home

Nineteen deaths at AgeCare SkyPointe have been linked to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.All visits are suspended, which means Larry Hodgson has to visit his 95-year-old father Frank over the phone and through a window.“We just want to see him,” Hodgson said.He has no complaints about the care his dad is getting and hopes he’s able to avoid testing positive.“It’s scary,” Hodgson said. “I worry about him.

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Ontario shutdown could create child care challenges to start 2021 in London, Ont.

coronavirus shutdown announcement.On Monday, Premier Doug Ford announced a province-wide shutdown will begin on Dec. 26 and last for four weeks in southern areas of the province and two weeks in northern areas.

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Health care workers at ChristianaCare receive Pfizer vaccine

WILMINGTON, Del. - The vaccine rollout continues throughout the area. Health care workers at ChristianaCare in Wilmington received the Pfizer vaccine on Friday offering a sign of hope during an uncertain time. While the pure scale may be hard to comprehend when it comes to COVID-19 infection rates and deaths, far too many know its uncompromising pain on a personal level.

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14 deaths from COVID-19 reported in Manitoba Sunday

Steinbach-area church holds drive-in service, breaking public health orders again Those deaths include:The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 13.6 per cent provincially and 14.4 per cent in Winnipeg.As of 9:30 a.m. Sunday, 383 new cases of the virus have been identified.The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 18,806.The data also shows there are 9,216 active cases and 9,195 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.

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Commission flags poor oversight of Ontario nursing homes as COVID-19 deaths jump

COVID-19 infections and untimely deaths in Ontario’s long-term care homes, a commission delving into the situation reported on Friday.The interim report, which comes amid surging cases across the province, notes that 100 homes have seen an outbreak of the virus in the last six weeks, with 300 more deaths.“Questions and concerns have been raised about the effectiveness of the province’s oversight and inspections system,” the report states. “Several issues have surfaced that the commission believes require urgent attention.” A look at what has gone wrong in Ontario long-term care amid the coronavirus pandemic On Friday, the province reported 1,780 new COVID-19 cases, a slight decline from a day earlier.

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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe hopes for holiday long-term care visits

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe wouldn’t commit Thursday to a threshold suggested by his chief medical health officer for granting more people the right to gather at Christmas.The day before, Dr. Saqib Shahab said the possible loosening of COVID-19 public-health orders would have to consider the risk of infections spiking in the new year.Shahab stated his preference would be for the province to wait until there was an average of 120 new COVID-19 cases daily or less before relaxing gathering rules.

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After-school programs an ‘afterthought’ in COVID-19 guidelines, advocates say

school programs are being neglected, according to advocates. They believe it’s a blind spot that could increase the COVID-19 risk among elementary students, in particular.“Even if the kids in a before-and-after school program are all from one school, they’re still funnelling in from different cohorts,” said Martha Friendly, a long-time child care advocate and founder of the Childcare Resource and Research Unit.“It’s inescapable.” After-school care an extra worry for B.C.

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‘We will be watching very carefully’: Minimizing risks of COVID-19 at B.C. long-term care homes

Global BC reporter Keith Baldrey asks provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry about allowing non-essential visitors into long-term care homes as the virus has not yet been eliminated in the province.

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Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) update to residential aged care facilities about minimising the impact of COVID-19

residential aged care facilities about minimising the impact of COVID-19 on 21 April 2020. AHPPC continues to emphasise the significant health risk of COVID-19 for the elderly and individuals with co-morbidities or low immunity.AHPPC recommends that all Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs) ensure they are sufficiently prepared to manage a COVID-19 outbreak.

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Coronavirus: Kawartha Lakes health care providers address burn-out, second wave concern

Those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic have been working extremely hard for the last several weeks.

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Palliative care in Canada less of a priority during coronavirus pandemic, experts say

When Kathryn Butler Malette learned her younger sister was diagnosed with COVID-19, she was confronted with a waking nightmare: that her beloved sibling might die alone.

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Framework for Healthcare Systems Providing Non-COVID-19 Clinical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

To provide healthcare systems with a framework to deliver non-COVID-19 health care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In a first, Oxford University starts trial of primary-care treatment for Covid19

Scientists from the University of Oxford are starting a first-of-its-kind study to see whether available drugs can help keep older, more vulnerable people with mild cases of Covid-19 from becoming severely ill.

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New stats show half of Covid19 deaths in South Lanarkshire last week were in care homes

Half of coronavirus deaths in South Lanarkshire last week were in the region's care homes.

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Close to 500 Alberta health-care workers have tested positive for COVID-19

There have been a total of 472 cases of COVID-19 in Alberta health-care workers as of the afternoon of April 28, and the vast majority have been in the Calgary zone.

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Calgary Cares: Helping struggling pet owners care for four-legged family members

Calgary non-profit Parachutes for Pets is answering an urgent call from pet owners who are struggling to feed their animals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lauren Pullen reports.

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Calgary Cares: Helping seniors get the groceries they need during COVID-19 pandemic

It was supposed to be crunch time — preparing for final exams and getting ready to graduate.

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More mask use needed in Nova Scotia long-term care homes amid coronavirus pandemic: advocate

When the Nova Scotia government closed long-term care homes to non-essential visitors, it was a move designed to protect vulnerable residents from contracting the novel coronavirus.

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‘Give it to those in need,’ says B.C. paramedic of COVID-19 discounts, donations

As Canadians rally behind health-care workers across the nation, a B.C. paramedic is asking people to pass on those acts of kindness to people who need it most.

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Visits to B.C. Interior Health hospitals, care facilities restricted by COVID-19 concerns

In response to the provincial state of emergency over the novel coronavirus, restrictions have been placed on who can enter all Interior Health (IHA) facilities as of 5 p.m. on March 23.

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Calgary Cares: Angel’s Café delivers care packages to Calgarians

Calgary’s Angel’s Café closed its doors due to COVID-19 concerns, but that didn’t stop the popular restaurant from making a difference in these difficult times. Lauren Pullen reports.

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Coronavirus: Nightly applause for health care workers comes to Vancouver

The ritual of a noisy nightly “thank you” to health care workers fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic has come to Vancouver.

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Child care providers raise coronavirus concerns in letter to B.C. premier

The B.C. Child Care Owners Association is raising concerns about the province’s requirement to keep daycares open.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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