Today's LTC round-up: 101 cases in an LTC home in Abbottsford BC (ONE HUNDRED AND ONE), inc half the residents. 2 deaths. Theme of understaffing + burnout: 16-hour shifts on alternating days, 11-12 nonstop days, dirty face masks.

And this:
There seems to be a problem with transparency around LTC outbreaks in BC. See discussion about "govt blackout" below.
As with ON, we see in BC an insufficient reckoning of daily deaths.
One may be excused for thinking PH officials lack the courage to face the toll of their poor policies.
ON updates are similarly dire. *13 outbreaks with 90+ cases*. Can ventilation upgrade strategies being discussed for schools also be applied to LTC homes (portable filters, CO2 measurements)? Is there a discussion around this?
ON will increase #COVID19 testing in LTC homes, but @NathanStall says "root cause [of LTC outbreaks] is about suppressing transmission of COVID-19". With current case levels, "would require a substantial shutdown".

nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/c…
Follow @NoLore for Canada-wide estimates. 8,720 of 11,027 Canadian COVID19 deaths linked to 855 residential facilities. 52 deaths added in one day.

Tonight's thought: How do you not desensitize yourself to daily deaths? Shall we phrase it differently each day by saying, "11 people will no longer see the sunrise again"? "11 people will no longer laugh again"?

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More from @covidschoolsCA

20 Nov
Good morning. ☕
Here is our cumulative view of #COVID19 in Canadian schools.

20 NOV 2020, 07:12 AM
🏫 4,494 schools
🚨 711 clusters & outbreaks

📍 Map: tinyurl.com/covidschoolsCA…
📨 Report cases/errors: tinyurl.com/covidschoolsCA…
📈⤵️ More CHARTS in thread:
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📈drive.google.com/file/d/1JAudPI…
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🏫 SCHOOLS, by % 🏫
ON - 1,558 of 6,771 (23.0%)➡️ 32.3% of 4,828 public
QC - 1,545 of 2,997 (51.6%)
AB - 613 of 2,482 (24.7%)➡️ 29.5% of 2,080 public
BC - 399 of 1,943 (20.5%)
MB - 227 of 785 (28.9%)
SK - 136 of 769 (17.7%)
NB - 13 of 302 (4.3%)
NS - 2 of 370 (0.5%)

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20 Nov
Tonight's LTC update: the #BrokenHeartsEmptyShoes event was held on Parliament Hill, asking for improved LTC standards across Canada. By "Canadians 4 LTC Standards".
What LTC staff are asking for is clear - better staffing, PPE, and a reduction in community transmission #COVIDzero
Read 4 tweets
19 Nov
Good morning. ☕
Here is our cumulative view of #COVID19 in Canadian schools.

19 NOV 2020, 08:07 AM
🏫 4,436 schools
🚨 697 clusters & outbreaks
⭐️NS joins the map
🚧AB under update

📍 Map: tinyurl.com/covidschoolsCA…
📨 Report cases/errors: tinyurl.com/covidschoolsCA…
📈⤵️ CHARTS:
/1 Image
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📈drive.google.com/file/d/1kcTzKO…
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🏫 SCHOOLS, by % 🏫
ON - 1,538 of 6,771 (22.7%)➡️ 31.9% of 4,828 public
QC - 1,529 of 2,997 (51.0%)
AB - 613 of 2,482 (24.7%)➡️ 29.5% of 2,080 public
BC - 383 of 1,943 (19.7%)
MB - 227 of 785 (28.9%)
SK - 131 of 769 (17.0%)
NB - 13 of 302 (4.3%)
NS - 2 of 370 (0.5%)

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19 Nov
Tonight's LTC round-up starts with travel back in time to April 2020, with this happy article written on Kennedy Lodge in Toronto. It talks about how the home will keep residents safe, residents' favourite activities, food. Families. Check it out.

toronto.com/news-story/996…
Here is Kennedy Lodge today. 31 residents lost to COVID-19, 128 infected. You see the pattern: Chain-owned, anonymous PSW, understaffing, inadequate PPE.

No names mentioned of course, just faceless numbers.

The right policies could have avoided this.

huffingtonpost.ca/entry/covid-ca…
If we truly decry the Great Barrington Declaration, we must acknowledge the unethical nature of 🇨🇦's unscientific and ageist policies. #COVIDzero is the only moral approach for a society that values the lives of its disabled, elderly + less privileged.

Read 5 tweets
18 Nov
Good morning. ☕
Here is our cumulative view of #COVID19 in Canadian schools.

18 NOV 2020, 07:25 AM
🏫 4,391 schools
🚨 677 clusters & outbreaks

📍 Map: tinyurl.com/covidschoolsCA…
📨 Report cases/errors: tinyurl.com/covidschoolsCA…
📈⤵️ More CHARTS in thread:
/1 Image
Download everything on the map to date
📈drive.google.com/file/d/1Q5PGo4…
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🏫 SCHOOLS, by % 🏫
ON - 1,519 of 6,771 (22.4%)➡️ 31.5% of 4,828 public
QC - 1,513 of 2,997 (50.5%)
AB - 613 of 2,482 (24.7%)➡️ 29.5% of 2,080 public
BC - 375 of 1,943 (19.3%)
MB - 225 of 785 (28.7%)
SK - 130 of 769 (16.9%)
NB - 13 of 302 (4.3%)

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5 Nov
Now is the time to improve ventilation in Canada's schools!

We at #Masks4Canada @covidschoolsCA have compiled a primer, best practices + success stories to help YOU drive advocacy. Feedback welcome!
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Author: @spaiglass h/t @DavidElfstrom @caruzycki (mistakes mine)

THREAD: /1
A #COVID19 infected individual releases infectious particles by talking, coughing, sneezing, laughing, etc., “Aerosol transmission” acknowledges airborne spread of the virus. It has different PH implications than droplet transmission.

Img: Dr. Butler, nationalacademies.org/event/08-26-20…
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Important: The virus is NOT naked in the air. It is encased in droplets or smaller aerosols (10-1000X bigger than virus). Aerosol size impacts efficacy of masks + air purifiers, *and* how deeply particles penetrate the respiratory tract.

Adapted from: docs.google.com/document/d/1fB…
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