Feds detail plan to deploy Red Cross in long-term care homes to relieve military

If the government sees a spike in cases in the future, 10 military teams of seven will be ready to help in such emergencies, says the defence minister.

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says 900 members of the Red Cross will be sent to the sites. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

June 26, 2020

Ottawa says it’s enlisting the help of the Canadian Red Cross to respond to outbreaks in Quebec’s long-term care homes in order to relieve the military. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough Southwest, Ont.) on Frid...

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