On May 8, a health check pinned a faulty ventilation system and discovered a viral RNA (pieces of virus) present in the air at CHLSD (the Quebec equivalent of Ehpad) Vigi Mont-Royal, in Montreal. The ventilation was repaired, but too late …
An “out of control” situation
According to a internal document obtained by Radio-Canada, no one in this establishment has escaped the Covid-19 : the 148 staff and 226 residents were infected. The situation is out of control
, according to the admission of the Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services.
Seventy elderly people died on the spot and thirty-two were sent to hospital, where several are believed to have died. The Canadian press filmed health workers and soldiers fully covered in protective gear. An investigation has been opened.
It is not the only establishment in the Vigi Santé private group concerned. Another Quebec center reports 96% of infected residents, as well as 116 employees. At least sixty-six elders died.
Investigations and a collective complaint
In mid-April, this is the Herron group which caused an uproar in Quebec. Authorities were called to the rescue by families from a residence near Montreal. They had discovered a scene of desolation: patients who had not been fed for several days, overflowing diapers, patients lying on the ground. Thirty-one dead in all. Most of the workers had deserted for fear of being infected.
Appalling
, was moved by the Premier of Quebec, François Legault, who ordered several investigations. A collective complaint has been filed for inhuman and degrading treatment “
. The families are claiming 3.4 million euros, appalled by the revelations of The Press : Herron group president, Samir Chowieri, was convicted of fraud and drug trafficking in the 1980s. Wealthy since then, he has funded several political parties.
The “neglected” elderly sector
In most European countries, the number of deaths in nursing homes represents around half of the total death toll. In Canada, the statistics show 75% instead. This slaughter is not a surprise. The seniors’ sector has been neglected for a very long time
, says Réjean Hébert, former Minister of Health in Quebec, citing labor difficulties
related to jobs that are poorly paid
.
On May 15, the balance sheet of the Covid-19 is 5,499 deaths in Canada, including 3,351 for the province of Quebec alone, mainly concentrated in Montreal (2,154), where the situation is worrying.
– .
