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COVID-19 Outbreaks Ravage Quebec's Long-Term Care Homes

Originally Published 2 years ago — by Global News

Over 100 long-term care homes in Quebec are currently experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks, with Maimonides Geriatric Centre being one of the facilities affected. Concerns have been raised about the lack of mandatory mask-wearing throughout the entire facility and the absence of COVID-19 booster shots for many seniors. While masks are only required on floors with outbreaks, experts suggest that masks should be worn in all long-term care homes. The fall flu and COVID-19 vaccination campaign is set to begin later this week in all long-term care centers.

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Early floor swabs predict COVID outbreaks in LTC homes.

Originally Published 2 years ago — by CBC.ca

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that sampling floors for the COVID-19 virus can help detect an outbreak in long-term care homes days before it happens. Researchers partnered with 10 LTC homes in Ontario and sampled floor surfaces weekly at several communal spots inside each facility. At least five days leading up to an outbreak at most of the LTC homes, researchers found more than 10 per cent of the collected swabs tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. The next step is to get more funding and implement this tool at long-term care homes as a pilot project.

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