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New staffing quality indicators for residential aged care

From 1 April 2025, residential aged care providers will collect data on 3 new staffing quality indicators. These make sure we measure the valuable input of enrolled nurses, allied health professionals and lifestyle officers.

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Working Hard Isn’t the Answer to True Success but Self Care is

If you’re like me, at some point in your life, you thought that to be successful, you must work hard and go hard! Maybe you still believe that, and I get you. I mean, how on earth can you be a productive human if you leave yourself off the hook?That’s a question I struggled with for the longest time. But after working hard all my life and bullying myself into doing things, I didn’t get the results I wanted, all I got was more stress and more things to work hard at.

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Toronto family sues long-term care home over ‘horrific’ bed sores, alleged neglect of father

long-term care home, a Toronto family claims he died as a result of negligence by staff at the facility after allegedly having been left to suffer with horrific bed sores.“The pain and suffering he went through is awful,” said Susan Dick, one of Bryan Dick’s four children.“The injuries dad sustained to his body were horrific.”Bryan Dick was a retired caretaker with the Toronto District School Board. He had been living on his own, with help from his children and support staff after a fall in 2016 led to leg amputation a year later.“We had PSW three one-hour visits a day, nurse visits twice a week.

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Child care centres concerned about limited N95 mask supply from Ontario government

Parents pull children out of Ontario daycares due to COVID testing changes Christa O’Connor, executive director of Creative Beginnings Childcare Centre, says her organization received 240 masks in total for its two locations in the Waterloo region for 56 staff, which she says would last them about four days.In Toronto, Blossoming Minds Learning Centre executive director Maggie Moser says her centre has received 120 masks to supply a total of 40 staff _ enough for about three days.Moser says her centre has gone ahead and ordered 160 N95 masks, the maximum that could be ordered from a certain manufacturer, for about $300.She says the centre plans to order more in the future, depending on the number of masks supplied from the government.In a statement, a spokeswoman for Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the province has “exceeded the advice of public health by purchasing and delivering N95s to all education and child care staff.”

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COVID-19: More Manitoba health-care workers take unpaid leave, some home care services disrupted

COVID-19 under the province’s vaccine mandate for front-line workers.The number of direct-care workers who’ve opted against being vaccinated or regularly tested for the virus has been climbing since Monday, when new public health orders requiring many front-line workers in health care, education and child care to be fully vaccinated came into effect.

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‘They walked away from health care’: Okanagan care home workers quit over vaccine mandate

COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all long-term and assisted living employees.Hendrik Van Ryk, chief operating officer and vice-president of human resources at The Hamlets, said approximately 20 workers resigned or were placed on unpaid leave before the deadline on Oct. 12.The biggest impact was at its Penticton and Kamloops locations, Van Ryk told Global News.“They were placed on unpaid leave.

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Alberta health-care workers share reality of COVID-19 patient care

An Edmonton doctor is detailing a night in the ICU just hours after he got off of his shift. He’s one of two health-care workers sharing a first-hand account of what’s really happening in Alberta’s hospitals during the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Isolation requirements, continuing care centre precautions and masking at acute care centres will remain: Hinshaw

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced some of the COVID-19 restrictions that will remain as the province mostly reopens on July 1.

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COMMENTARY: Virtual care will continue long after COVID-19 pandemic ends

COVID-19 a pandemic, I sent the following email to UHN President & CEO, Dr. Kevin Smith:“Hi – With things escalating on COVID-19, I was wondering if there’s work underway to be able to accelerate the use of virtual care tools? If not, I can help lead this effort? I don’t have a good sense of the tools that are out there and what we could leverage relatively quickly to help support our patients/clinicians, but I can certainly prioritize and put effort into helping provide coordination for UHN.”I remember the morning I sent it, I woke up with an intense feeling of dread and paralysis.

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Coronavirus: ‘SWAT team’ investigating deadly COVID-19 outbreak in Gatineau care home

COVID-19 “SWAT team” into a Gatineau long-term care home Tuesday where an ongoing coronavirus outbreak has now killed a fifth resident.The health unit covering Gatineau (CISSSO) declared an outbreak at the publicly owned CHSLD Lionel‐Émond on Feb. 22.The latest update from the Quebec government shows 23 active cases of COVID-19 at the home, representing half of all cases in long-term care in the province.A fifth person in the home has died in connection with COVID-19 since Monday, according to the province.

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Temporary health care workers at COVID care facilities to get priority appointments: Minister

COVID-19 care facilities during the pandemic will get priority in regular appointments on the basis of their qualifications.This was announced by state Health and Family Welfare Minister N K Das while replying to questions raised by BJP whip Mohan Majhi and Congress whip Taraprasad Bahinipati in the assembly.The minister said that about 21,000 ANMs, staff nurses, pharmacists, radiographers and multipurpose health workers (MPHW) were appointed purely on a temporary basis keeping in view the pandemic situation last year.There was no formal scrutiny or any other criteria for their appointment.

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Redmill Care Home receive better grading from Care Inspectorate after 17 Covid-19 deaths last year

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.A West Lothian care home that recorded 17 Covid-19 related deaths has been graded as adequate in the latest report.The Care Inspectorate visited Redmill Nursing Home in East Whitburn and released their Covid-19 inspection report on February 9.They carried out the unannounced inspection on January 21 and said in recent months there had been “improvement in how people were cared for and protected.”After a Covid-19 outbreak last year, 17 people died at the care facility and they were then rated as ‘weak’ in all areas by the Care Inspectorate.However, they have worked hard in recent months and moved up a grading to ‘adequate’ after the most recent

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B.C. Ombudsperson supports updating long-term care visit policy

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The province has continually committed to ensuring care residents have access to an essential visitor. For now, visitors are allowed limited visits both in time and frequency.

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Winnipeg’s personal care homes turning the corner in COVID-19 battle

coronavirus crisis in local care homes, provided by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority on Friday night, was a good one.Only nine care homes are seeing active cases of COVID-19 within their walls — just three of those are reporting cases affecting their residents.A dozen personal care home (PCH) residents in Winnipeg are actively suffering from the virus, while seven staff spread across six homes are also reporting an active case.

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2 COVID-19 LTC deaths as province completes first round of care home vaccinations

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Report finds communication, coordination issues in B.C.’s long-term care COVID-19 response

report the B.C. government commissioned in April to examine COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care (LTC) homes identified various gaps in the system, but ultimately concluded the province managed the first wave well.The report, done by EY, was commissioned in late spring and handed over to government in October just before the provincial election.“Although this report identifies ongoing challenges and areas for improvement, BC’s response to COVID-19 as outlined above was widely seen as the key contributor to BC’s lower outbreak and mortality rates,” the report reads.“Given the nature of an after-the-fact the review, there is a tendency to focus on what did not work during the initial stages of responding to COVID-19.

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Provinces sitting on millions in COVID-19 funds for long-term care homes: CCPA

COVID-19 in long-term care homes, according to a new report.The study published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) on Tuesday found that six out of 10 provinces — Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta — have not been able to access the full amount of federal LTC funds because of that.

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Efforts to vaccinate southeastern long-term care patients continue despite Pfizer delays

coronavirus vaccinations for long-term care patients within the three health units, despite Pfizer vaccine delays announced this week.On Thursday, Dr. Kieran Moore, medical officer of health for the KFL&A region, said it was still the goal to get roughly 5,000 long-term care patients vaccinated by Feb.

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B.C. is ‘duty-bound’ to deploy COVID-19 rapid tests in long-term care, industry says

COVID-19 rapid-testing program for all long-term care staff, residents and essential caregivers in B.C. who are not yet vaccinated.Terry Lake, CEO of the BC Care Providers Association, said the province already has access to the rapid tests and that they would add an additional layer of protection.“While we commend the province for taking a step forward with a pilot program several weeks ago, it’s now time for B.C.

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First Leeds, Grenville, Lanark COVID-19 vaccines given to long-term care workers

COVID-19 vaccines Thursday.All COVID-19 vaccines for the southeastern Ontario region, which includes the LGLDH catchment area, are being distributed through Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), which received about 1,900 vaccinations on Monday. The first Kingston long-term care workers received vaccines Tuesday.

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‘My mum is a health-care hero’: Family, friends mourn loss of Alberta health-care worker who died of COVID-19

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Waller said there have been a number of union members who have now contracted COVID-19 at sites across the country.“This was something that I dreaded from the time that the pandemic had been declared,” she said. “When Rose tested positive, just like when any other member tests positive, my heart sinks.“We reach out.

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Coronavirus: Worried Alberta daughter moves mom out of long-term care

She was so worried about her mother living at AgeCare’s Walden facility, she moved her out just as the number of COVID-19 cases at the care home started to rise.“I couldn’t have lived with myself leaving her there,” Milburn said.“I phoned my mom and told her to grab a pillowcase, put her clothes in it and pack a box.”Milburn said she’s on AISH (Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped) and is renting a room in Crossfield, which isn’t large enough for both of them.“I am just thankful I got my mom out,” she said.

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Visit restrictions amid COVID-19 caused ‘spike in depression’ in long-term care homes

long-term care home where the first Canadian died of COVID-19.Nine months later, Drew said visiting restrictions that were initially needed at facilities like the Lynn Valley Care Centre are now causing more harm than good for her dad and other residents who are mostly confined to their rooms. ‘Scared to death’: Boston doctor suffers severe allergic reaction after Moderna vaccine That’s where she fears 96-year-old Graham Drew will die alone.“It’s very hard because he’s getting depressed.

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Oliver community shows health-care workers gratitude after third death at care home

Two more residents have died from COVID-19 at the outbreak at McKinney Place, a long-term care home in Oliver, bringing the total number of deaths to three.Overnight, someone from the community posted a banner, outside of the long-term care home, thanking health-care workers at the facility.Interior Health says the gesture touched many of the staff at the care home.“It’s a testament to the community and how much they care about the people. You have no idea how much you’ve touched as all.

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Coronavirus: Ontario premier, long-term care minister comment on COVID-19 outbreak at Whitby care home

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Long-Term Care, responded to a question Thursday regarding a long-term care home in Whitby, Ont. where all but one resident tested positive for COVID-19.

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Bill Kelly: A federal-provincial turf war is brewing over long-term care solutions

Study suggests size determines how COVID-19 affects Ontario retirement homes Both leaders have essentially told the federal government to just hand over more money with no strings attached and then keep its nose out of health care delivery in their provinces.Technically, both premiers are right: health care is a provincial responsibility.The problem is, neither province is doing a good job on the long-term care file.Here in Ontario, the overwhelming number of COVID-19 deaths have been in long-term care facilities, and this pandemic has exposed a frighteningly long list of serious problems, from staffing to living conditions.

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18 COVID-19 deaths in Manitoba Saturday, almost half connected to care homes

COVID-19 have been reported Saturday.Those deaths are:The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 13.9 per cent provincially and 13.2 per cent in Winnipeg. More military support heading to Manitoba’s Shamattawa First Nation As of 9:30 a.m.

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What will Ontario’s long-term care system look like post-pandemic?

coronavirus pandemic has put a spotlight on obvious failures in long-term care in Ontario and across Canada, experts say change will require a re-imagining of the entire system in addition to ambitious and expensive reforms.Experts also say that without change, the system as it currently exists will only struggle further as it strains under an aging population.Over 38,000 people are already on a wait list for care, according to Ontario Long-Term Care Association CEO Donna Duncan, and the number of Ontarians over the age of 80 is expected to double within 13 years. A look at what has gone wrong in Ontario long-term care amid the coronavirus pandemic “We need legislation, absolutely.

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Sunnybrook Hospital offers ‘virtual emergency department’ appointments in 6-month pilot project

Sunnybrook Hospital has launched a “virtual emergency department” for patients with urgent but non-life-threatening health concerns who would like to speak with a physician.The program, called “VirtualED,” opened Tuesday in Toronto and is a six month pilot project also involving Unity Health and the University Health Network.Sunnybrook said their regular in-person emergency department saw a decrease in patient visits during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic likely due to “fears of COVID-19.” Ontario announces new $60M facility for brain and mental health at Sunnybrook “By offering same-day virtual appointments with emergency department physicians, this pilot aims to reach patients in their homes so that they do not have to come

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Coronavirus: Winnipeg man weighing his options as care home invites family members to bedsides

coronavirus outbreak.The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) said Golden Links Lodge is dealing with a significant staffing challenge related to the outbreak and the home has asked relatives of its residents to come in and sit by their bedside to monitor any change in condition.Jordan Hanna’s grandmother tested positive last Sunday and isn’t sure yet if he’ll make arrangements to have someone with her. His family is also trying to look after his 93-year-old grandfather and keep the virus away from him.

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15 new COVID-19 deaths reported in Manitoba, 11 linked to Maples care home

COVID-19 Saturday, the most deaths reported in one day since the pandemic started.The deaths happened between Nov. 2 and 13 and include: Manitoba surpasses 10,000 coronavirus case milestone, 5 more deaths Friday Three deaths were announced in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region:The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 12.4 per cent provincially and 13.1 per cent in Winnipeg.A total of 239 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30 a.m.

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Winnipeg health authority to address care home crisis Friday morning

Winnipeg family looking into class-action lawsuit over mother’s death at Maples PCH Long-term care homes, particularly the Maples Personal Care Home and Parkview Place — both operated by the Revera company — have come under fire in recent weeks after devastating outbreaks of COVID-19 that have resulted in the deaths of a number of residents.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Controversy over whether the homes were properly staffed has resulted in a police investigation, a threatened class-action lawsuit by the family of a victim and criticism from across Manitoba — generally aimed at Revera and the province.Manitoba Health Minister Cameron Friesen told 680 CJOB Thursday that an investigation has

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Redmill Care Home confirms 17 Covid-19 related deaths at the facility as Care Inspectorate criticises the home in new report

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.A West Lothian care home rated “weak” in all areas in a new report say the Covid-19 outbreak at their facility is over.Redmill Care Home confirmed to The Courier that as of November 12 there are no residents or staff members currently testing positive for the contagion.They also revealed that the total number of Covid-19 related fatalities at the home after the outbreak was 17.The report to the Scottish Parliament was based on an inspection of the home in East Whitburn conducted by the Care Inspectorate over four days, on October 21, 22 and 27 concluded on October 28.Redmill was graded weak in the following three areas: People’s health and

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Manitoba should prioritize long-term care: Probe survey

long-term care should be the provincial government’s highest priority, according to a new poll from Probe Research.The survey was conducted after the COVID-19 outbreak at Parkview Place but before last weekend’s reported troubles at Maples Long Term Care Home.The poll also shows public confidence in the quality of long-term care has dropped by 13 points since August, and nearly half of Manitobans feel that the province should step in and take over the operation of care homes dealing with serious outbreaks.

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Quebec long-term care orderlies still waiting to be paid salary they were promised

Quebec orderlies say provincial government not following through on salary, working conditions Thursday was payday for hundreds of recently-hired long-term care orderlies, who have now joined a Facebook group to try and get some answers about their salary.“We feel like we’ve been tricked,” said Marc-Antoine Béland, an orderly at a long-term care facility (CHSLD) in Quebec City.This summer, the government launched a massive recruitment campaign to hire 10,000 more orderlies to work in long-term care homes. Premier François Legault said they are absolutely essential to ward off another wave of COVID-19 deaths and he promised them $26 an hour.“If you want to make a real difference in the lives or our elderly, please join us.

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Absent funding details for long-term care standard in Ontario budget troubling, advocates say

Ontario government for not providing any funding details in its budget for a key pledge to improve long-term care standards.Both the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario and the Canadian Union of Public Employees say the promised four hours of care per day standard for long-term care residents will require serious investment.But they point out that the key fiscal document – unveiled by Ford’s government Thursday – contains no spending estimates or detailed funding commitment.

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Winnipeg woman isolating in hotel to be allowed to help ailing father at embattled care home

69 residents at Maples Personal Care Home test positive for COVID-19 Calisto-Tavares said the staff at the care home are trying their best to manage with the resources they have, and she has no intention of shaming or blaming them for any part of the situation — but she needed to do something to help her father.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“I wrote to management, I told them exactly what I would do. I’d move into a hotel, I have a car, I don’t go into society.

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Long-term care homes remain vulnerable to second COVID-19 wave, insiders say

COVID-19 pandemic, and industry insiders say it will take more than a federal band-aid solution to fix them.According to the International Long-term Care Policy Network, eight in 10 coronavirus-related deaths in Canada have been in LTC homes. In Ontario, there are now 86 LTC homes dealing with outbreaks, up from 71 over the weekend.Toronto, Ottawa and Peel regions have announced new precautions to slow the spread, including cancelling social excursions and allowing residents to leave their homes only for medical or compassionate reasons.Still, to avoid a repeat of what happened in the first wave, industry insiders say they need to hire more qualified staff.

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Ottawa woman, 53, charged after breaking quarantine to work in long-term care home: police

Quarantine Act after police say she violated self-isolation orders to work at a long-term health facility in the city.The Ottawa Police Service said it received a complaint on Oct. 2 that a 53-year-old woman had broken quarantine following a trip abroad.Under the federal Quarantine Act, travellers must self-isolate for a 14-day period after returning from travel outside of Canada to reduce transmission risk of the novel coronavirus.In this instance, the woman returned to Canada on Sept.

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With virtual care agreement set to expire, Doctors Nova Scotia calls for permanent solution

COVID-19, but Doctors Nova Scotia says it’s been a success and, amid a potential second wave of the coronavirus, it protects not only patients but physicians and health-care staff as well. Nova Scotia to extend access to virtual care options for doctors and patients “The patient response has been overwhelmingly positive.

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Man charged in hoax call to B.C. care home facing deadly COVID-19 outbreak

COVID-19 outbreaks has been charged.The B.C. Prosecution Service confirmed Wednesday that Taymour Aghati was charged last week with a single count of conveying false information with intent to injure.

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Workers inside Good Samaritan Southgate say resident care is being neglected

COVID-19 outbreak in Alberta, have come forward with allegations of neglect and mistreatment of residents.So far, 34 people have died from coronavirus at the home.A nurse said she was concerned about the level of care patients are receiving and felt she needed to share her first-hand experience, as the vast majority of families are not allowed inside due to possible contamination.“If people aren’t aware of what’s going on, especially family members, then I don’t think anything will be done,” she said.“If I were to stand back and keep my story to myself, then I’m just as bad as everybody doing it.”Global News has agreed not to identify the workers to protect their positions.She alleges while working at Good Samaritan Southgate, staff failed

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17 new COVID-19 cases in Manitoba Tuesday, some linked to care homes

coronavirus as of Tuesday morning, bringing the province’s total number of cases to 1,466.Health data shows 13 of the new cases are in the Winnipeg region, with two in the Southern Health region and one each in Interlake-Eastern and Prairie Mountain.One of the COVID-19 cases identified Tuesday is a health-care worker connected to the outbreak at Steinbach care home Bethesda Place, which is now linked to 14 cases, including six residents and eight staff. Manitoba First Nations on high alert following COVID-19 cases The province is warning of possible exposure at St.

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For Journalist Lisa Ling, Self-Care Is Reading Americanah

. “I don't think that I've ever felt this level of unease about the world before in my life.

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Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) advice on residential aged care facilities

Advice from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) for residential aged care facilities about minimising the impact of COVID-19.

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Applications now open: Business Improvement Fund for residential aged care

Grant opportunities for the Business Improvement Fund for residential aged care are now 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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