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Calls grow for public inquiry into COVID-19 outbreak at Northwood
COVID-19 the outbreak at Northwood can officially be considered resolved.But for families who lost loved ones from the outbreak, many of their concerns remain unresolved.“To know what this virus did in other parts of the world and other parts of our country before it reached here and for them to not have been ready and for this to have happened to 53 residents I mean, why?” asked Erica Surette.Surette lost her mother to COVID-19 on April 22, less than a month after she was moved from a private room to a shared one.“I firmly believe if they hadn’t moved her we might have been in a different position today.”Shared rooms are a concern being raised by other families who lost their loved ones during the outbreak at the long-term care