COVID-19 pandemic depleted staff at Laval long-term care home where 100 died, inquest hears The room contained no bathroom and no running water, she added.
For residents who couldn’t be washed with wet cloths, hot water had to be fetched from the kitchen in a green zone. There were also no call bells for residents to signal when they needed help.The quarantine ward failed to control the spread of the virus, and its roughly 20 beds became obsolete in early April when 105 residents tested positive for COVID-19 in a mass testing operation.On Tuesday, the inquiry heard the long-term care home was beset with COVID-19 infections among managers and staff alike.