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COVID-19 in long-term care homes in Ontario and British Columbia

2020; Canadian Medical Association; Volume: 192; Issue: 47 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1503/cmaj.201860

1488-2329

Michael Liu, Colleen J. Maxwell, Pat Armstrong, Michael Schwandt, Andrea Moser, Margaret J. McGregor, Susan E. Bronskill, Irfan A. Dhalla,

COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

KEY POINTS People living in long-term care (LTC) homes in Canada have been far more likely to die of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) than the rest of the population.[1][1] However, the effect of COVID-19 on residents in LTC has varied across provinces and territories. For example, as of Sept. 10