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COVID-19: Emergency order allows Ontario to control management of long-term care homes

Ford says the move will help ensure the spread of the virus in care homes is contained
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TORONTO — A new emergency order allows the Ontario government the control the management of long-term care homes hardest hit by COVID-19.

Premier Doug Ford says the move will help ensure the spread of the virus in care homes is contained.

The order allows the province to step in if a facility has a high number of infections or deaths, or if it's facing a staffing shortage.

The province says the appointed manager could be any person, including a corporation or hospital.

Last week, the government asked facilities with outbreaks to come up with a plan to stabilize the virus's spread within their walls.

More than 1,200 long-term care residents have died of COVID-19 in the province, and 180 homes have outbreaks of the virus.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 13, 2020.

The Canadian Press