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- 5/24/2020
COVID-19 adds financial stress for pharmacies
Additional costs of staying open during pandemic have hurt some bottom lines - 5/24/2020
Accountability group calls for COVID 19 transparency, whistleblower protection
An ad-hoc transparency group is calling on governments to make crucial records related to the COVID-19 pandemic open by default as a measure of accountability to the public. The Canadian COVID-19 Accountability Group urges public officials to proactively release documents concerning health and safety enforcement, scientific and public health research, and contracts, grants, and loans provided to companies and organizations. - 5/24/2020
Hospitals take over management at two Ontario long term care homes
Ontario says it has appointed hospitals to take over the management of two long-term care homes that have been unable to contain COVID-19. The province says Humber River Hospital will manage Downsview Long Term Care Centre, which has reported 52 deaths, up from 40 just a week ago. - 5/24/2020
Potential to expand pharmacists' public health role as testers
In US, pharmacists are administering COVID -19 tests in communities. - 5/24/2020
Trudeau seeks 10 days of paid sick leave for workers in bid for NDP support
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he'll push the provinces to give workers 10 days of paid sick leave a year as the country deals with the COVID-19 pandemic. That appears to meet a key demand from NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, in exchange for the New Democrats' support for a motion to limit sittings and votes in the House of Commons through the summer. - 5/23/2020
Manufacturers scramble to find raw materials amid 'desperate' shortage for PPE
Each day, Jeremy Hedges strides the floor of his factory where more than 250 employees work from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. to churn out 200,000 plastic face shields.