Thank you to the many nurses who joined us for last night's Facebook Live event. As always, we appreciated your comments, insights and feedback.
Following up on some of your questions, we're
resharing some key resources:
The latest guidance documents are available on the Ministry's website
Directives, including those about PPE are available on our COVID-19 Hub
For those looking for guidance on donning and doffing, please check our COVID Resource Centre
You can also now access our daily newsletters online
If you missed it last week, click here to read Dianne's opinion piece Protecting long-term care workers a priority
Key Provincial Updates and Resources for Health Professionals
Today the Ontario government announced that it will be allowing all retail stores with a street entrance to provide curbside pickup and delivery, as well as in-store payment and purchases at garden centres, nurseries, hardware stores and safety supply stores beginning this weekend.
The Government has also extended the emergency orders until May 19th
Key Federal Updates There was no federal announcement today as
the Prime Minister was in Trenton for a repatriation ceremony for the six members of the Canadian Armed Forces who died in last week's helicopter crash off the coast of Greece.
The Chief Medical Officer of
Health noted that Canada is on track to complete its millionth test but is still falling short of it's goal.
In Ottawa, some MPs continued to debate the federal response to COVID-19. More details here
For more information, we encourage you to visit theGovernment of Canada website.
Daily Reports
As of 10:30AM today, Ontario reported 18,722confirmed cases (increase of 412), 13,222 resolved cases, 1,429 deaths and 8,790 currently under investigation with lab results pending.
The Ministry is also reporting that 1,032 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19, 219 are in ICU and 174 are vented. To view these additional details: click here Click Hereto 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:
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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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