Facing staff shortages, Quebec asks public sector workers to help in health system
Quebec set to end COVID-19 curfew, Legault believes province close to hospitalization peak As of Monday afternoon, nine of Quebec’s 18 regions had hit or exceeded the highest level of capacity envisaged in the provincial government’s pandemic planning.The health authority in eastern Montreal, where 240 of 640 beds are currently occupied by patients who have tested positive for COVID-19, said it’s now having to reduce services more than had been foreseen in the Health Department’s worst-case scenarioChristian Merciari, a spokesman for the health authority, said surgeries have been reduced by about half compared to before the pandemic, and patients who arrive at hospitals in the area may have to wait in the emergency room for a bed to become available.“Currently, we are banking heavily on the potential impact of the measures announced by the (Health Department) to increase the availability of labour and therefore the stabilization of teams in several crucial sectors,” he wrote in an email.
Retired nurses returning to work to help with COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Quebec The Health Department said Monday the public sector workers are needed to perform a variety of tasks in long-term care centres, rehabilitation centres and other facilities.
United States
|
Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
|
India
|
Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
Recovered: 0
|
Brazil
|
Cases: 21 835 785
Deaths: 608 235
Recovered: 0
|
United Kingdom
|
Cases: 9 215 683
Deaths: 141 607
Recovered: 0
|
Russia
|
Cases: 8 494 589
Deaths: 237 619
Recovered: 0
|