Coronavirus: 31 dead, elderly covered in feces at Dorval long-term care facility
From https://globalnews.ca/news/6807585/coronavirus-dorval-residence/
Coronavirus: 31 dead, elderly covered in feces at Dorval long-term care facility
BY BRITTANY HENRIQUES AND DAN SPECTOR GLOBAL NEWS
Posted April 11, 2020 12:55 pm
Updated April 12, 2020 8:36 pm
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Quebec Premier François Legault said Saturday that he believed there might have been gross negligence by management of a private long-term care facility in Montreal that has seen at least 31 deaths since March 13.
The facility, Résidence Herron in Dorval near Montreals Trudeau airport, is considered to be a luxury retirement home, with room for about 150 residents. It charges thousands of dollars per month for housing and care for each resident.
Legault made the comments in the wake of revelations about troubling conditions inside the seniors home that came to light more than a week after local public officials descended on the building and discovered what was going on with the disease spreading among patients and staff.
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