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04.12.2020 / 03:17

Kelowna hospital’s PPE supply areas locked at night, BC Nurses’ Union says

B.C. reports 694 new COVID-19 cases and double-digit deaths for 10th consecutive day That leads to borrowing from other units that are also short equipment, or tracking down a porter who might be able to help them access the supplies, Sorensen said.Nurses should have unfettered access to PPE to keep themselves safe, she added.Interior Health said it’s working with sites and programs to ensure there are processes in place to support PPE distribution in a timely and efficient way, including in situations where a unit requires more equipment than anticipated.

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Coronavirus: Teen donates proceeds of PPE sales to Montreal Children’s Hospital

COVID-19 pandemic, so she set out to donate part of her proceeds to the Montreal Children’s Hospital.Last Friday, Vassalos delivered a cheque for $5,000 to the hospital, along with an additional $765 she collected through donations.“It was a huge excitement,” Vanessa said. Montreal teen starts PPE business to help others In a letter given to Vanessa, the hospital’s foundation thanked her for her donation.

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Demand for flu shot spikes in New Brunswick during coronavirus pandemic

coronavirus pandemic.Peter Ford, a pharmacist and owner of Ford’s Apothecary in Moncton, said demand for the seasonal flu shot at his pharmacy is up more than 200 per cent.“A lot of people have not had flu shots in 20 years or 30 years or ever and this is the first time for some people but they are scared,” said Ford.

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Ontario long-term care homes suffered due to efforts to help hospitals, inquiry hears

COVID-19 patients when the pandemic hit, doctors told an independent inquiry recently.But those nursing homes — which had insufficient personal protective equipment, a lack of universal masking policies and physicians refusing to enter facilities over fears of the virus — were in fact where the surge materialized during the first wave, the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission heard.Doctors from the non-profit Ontario Long-Term Care Clinicians organization testified before the inquiry at the end of September and detailed how ill-prepared the sector was for the spread of the novel coronavirus. The inquiry isn’t open to the public but transcripts of testimony are posted online days later.

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RCMP seeking solution for bearded members’ mask options amid coronavirus

RCMP says there is no safe and proven face covering for officers with beards, but it is working to find one for Sikh members temporarily sidelined from front-line policing.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has publicly expressed disappointment that Sikh RCMP officers find themselves on desk duty during the COVID-19 pandemic because their religiously mandated facial hair makes it difficult to properly wear a mask.

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Blended learning brings NAIT students back to campus

Excitement and trepidation as some of Edmonton’s post-secondary schools prepare for fall “It’s been required that when they are at NAIT they also wear the face shields and unfortunately it can be a little bit tough to get your voice across through the mask and the face shield,” NAIT auto body technician instructor Ryan Pomedli said.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]To be heard, instructors turned to technology.“So what we’ve got is the voice amplifier and basically all I have to do is turn it on and then speak into the microphone and I can project my voice to the entire class,” Pomedli said.A socially distanced room full of post-secondary students is not a common sight these days.‘We’re seeing

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Vote by mail one option to cast ballot: Elections Saskatchewan

Elections Saskatchewan said Monday voters can now start the process to vote by mail. Masks and gloves — Elections Saskatchewan preparing for pandemic election “During these uncertain times, we want to make sure the public knows about this additional option for voting, particularly to those who feel there is a health risk,” said Saskatchewan’s chief electoral officer, Michael Boda.“We’ve hired additional staff to handle the anticipated increase of vote by mail applications.

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Montreal teen starts PPE business to help others

summer job amidst the continuing coronavirus health crisis.But one Montreal student went a bit further and created her own business — one that aims in part, to help sick children.From Tuesday to Saturday, you can find 16-year-old Vanessa Vassalos at Essentiels COVID-19.It’s a personal protective equipment pop-up shop located on the Mile-End’s Parc Avenue, one that the Miss Edgar’s & Miss Cramp’s School student started from scratch. You might be wearing your mask, gloves wrong.

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Edmonton company helps to supply PPE to the world through COVID-19

COVID-19 around the world is being monitored closely.“Through COVID, we have ramped up our production to unprecedented levels,” David Welsh, president and CEO of PRI·MED Medical Products, said.Welsh said the company, which started in Edmonton 25 years ago, initially sourced personal protective equipment (PPE), but years ago transitioned to design and manufacturing.“We’re the leading provider of PPE in Canada.”But the company’s reach is now well beyond Canada with markets that include the United States, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa.“The most commonly-used face mask across the U.S.

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Feds announce $2.3 million to combat COVID-19 in northwestern Saskatchewan

The federal government is contributing $2.3 million in funding to the ongoing fight against the COVID-19 outbreak in northwestern Saskatchewan.

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This might be the Space Age suit you wear to concerts during COVID-19

As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues, you’re probably tired of watching artist livestreams of outdated concerts on YouTube and Instagram. Or maybe you’re just missing the overall experience of physically attending a concert.

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Northwood says staff and health professions are working together and united against COVID-19

It’s been an adjustment period at Northwood this week as the facility admitted over the weekend they were no longer able to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak themselves.

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Kingston woman makes homemade masks to help stop the spread of COVID-19

A Kingston designer has taken it upon herself to use her studio to create masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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Suncor Energy donates 40,000 masks to federal government in bid to curb COVID-19

Suncor Energy has joined the growing number of companies finding unique ways to try to stop the spread of COVID-19.

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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