Thank you so much to the many nurses who tuned in to our Facebook Live Q&A session yesterday. In case you missed it, you can still watch it here. Given the tremendous response we received to yesterday's event, we will be hosting another Facebook Live event next Tuesday April 7th at 8pm.
We appreciated you taking the time to join us, ask questions and share your stories. Hearing about your experiences on the frontlines helps us better advocate on your behalf.
In fact, we've heard from a number of RPNs expressing concerns about a new Ministry Directive applying only to ONA members. We share those concerns and have written to the government to urging them to make changes to ensure that all nurses in hospitals have access to appropriate PPE.
We know we didn't get to all the questions yesterday so we are currently working on developing a document that responds to the questions you shared and will circulate that in the coming days.
Urgent Jobs During COVID-19 We continue to receive
information from organizations seeking to hire more nurses to support the COVID-19 response. A new posting is available on the COVID-19 Staff Needed section .
We have also learned about new recruitment being done by Health Force Ontario, please consider signing up if you're looking for a role.
If you know any employers who are looking for RPNs, please direct them to our website where they can sharing postings.
Key Provincial Updates and Resources for Health Professionals The Ontario government is launching a new $50 million Ontario Together Fund to help businesses provide innovative solutions or retool their operations in order to manufacture essential PPE.
Ontario government announced that the public is now required to identify themselves to officers if they're caught not practicing social distancing.
The government of Ontario launched a website for emergency child care for health care and frontline staff.
A new guidance document for Temporary Foreign Workers has been developed and uploaded to the ministry website.
Key Federal Updates Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recalled Parliament to unlock billions of dollars more in COVID-19 emergency aid.
The federal government has also launched a new app that aims to provide Canadians with the most up-to-date information on the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, we encourage you to visit theGovernment of Canada website.
Daily Reports
The Ministry has updated its reporting structure and now provides additional demographic details about the cases. To view these additional details: click here
As of 10:30AM today, Ontario reported 2,392 confirmed cases, 689 resolved cases, 37 deaths and 3,135 currently under investigation with lab results pending.
Click Here to read the latest Ministry of Health Daily Report **Please note, these reports are intended for health professionals only and we request
that you not share this with the public.
World Health Organization Situation Reports are also available here
In the News For an interactive map tracking all cases across Canada and internationally, click here
Below are some key stories from today that may be of interest to our members:
We will continue to monitor this situation and keep you updated as more information becomes available. Thank you for the important work that you're doing and the sacrifices you're making to keep Ontarians safe. We appreciate everything that you're doing each and every day.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Tiff Blair at tblair@werpn.com
Sincerely,
WeRPN Team
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