April 16, 2020

FEDERAL

· Participated in a call with G7 leaders this morning, working together to support international efforts to develop vaccine, expand treatment and testing and ensure critical medical supplies get to front lines

· Reiterated the Canadian Emergency Business Account (CEBA) was created to help small businesses struggling with cash flow

o Banks are offering $40,000 loans guaranteed by government

o To date: 195,000 applications approved; this equals 7.5 billion in credit to small and medium size businesses

· Announced today, the expansion of the CEBA by increasing and decreasing the eligibly threshold

o Businesses who spent between $20,000 and $1. 5 million in total payroll in 2019 will be eligible for the CEBA can be used to cover operational costs and help with other immediate needs

· Introduced Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance to help small business with rents for April, May and June; working with provinces and territories; committed to sharing more details soon

· Many Canadian companies have ramped up production, some manufacturers completely shifting production lines

o Government has signed a contract with Irving Oil, which retooled parts of its production line to produce hand sanitizer

o Geometric Energy Corporation will provide millions of gloves for health-care workers

· 4 flights arriving next week with medical supplies from China

o Have order 300 million surgical masks and 145 million n95 respirators

o 30,000 ventilators will be made by three Canadian companies

PROVINCIAL

· PPE delivered to LTC homes immediately, including Participation Home in Markham; facilities for seniors, LTC residents and developmentally challenged individuals are reporting their usage numbers to us weekly so we can assess and manage the demand

· The Province is expanding hospital capacity to prepare for any COVID-19 outbreak scenario

o Added 1,035 acute care beds and 1,492 critical care beds and taken steps to ensure hospitals have the staff available to care for a sudden surge in patient

o Planning for every contingency and worst case scenario; we haven’t hit the peak yet; making sure that we are prepared if there’s a significant increase in patients so our hospitals can accommodate those patients

o Expanded testing (and testing guidelines) to test more people and priority groups: homeless shelters, women’s shelters, homes for people with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, those undergoing chemotherapy, dialysis or transplants

o Over the next 48 hours, the Province will be launching more aggressive testing, screening and surveillance by screening all symptomatic staff and residents, and asymptomatic contacts of confirmed cases

o Testing will start for asymptomatic residents and staff in select homes across the Province to better understand how COVID-19 is spreading

· Dr. David Williams shared that the number of people hospitalized with the virus is at 807; number of people in ICU has decreased – now at 248, “a plateauing effect” (still monitoring)

· Supplemental rent relief program and support for businesses and landlords: Talking to the Prime Minister and Cabinet table this afternoon

YORK REGION AND GREATER TORONTO AREA

· Our website york.ca/covid19 continues to add new information including:

o An epi curve chart showing the number of cases in York Region since the onset of cases in early March

· York Region Public Health is reporting three new outbreaks in community care settings: CBI-Dixon in the Town of Newmarket, CBI – Haines in the Town of Newmarket and L’Arche Daybreak Group Home in the City of Richmond Hill

· Sadly, two additional residents from Markhaven Home for Seniors in the City of Markham have died, bringing the total deaths in this facility to 13.

· A second resident from Participation House in the City of Markham has also died; York Region continues to work with Participation House and Markham Stouffville Hospital on a coordinated approach to the COVID-19 outbreak

· A letter has been sent to the Premier and Health Minister to extend the provision of Personal Protective Equipment beyond hospitals, long-term care and retirement homes to include Group Homes, Homes for Special Care, Lodging Homes, shelter workers and Personal Service Workers

· The Central Region of Ontario Health is reception to the PPE needs of Group Homes, Homes for Special Care and Lodging Homes and has outlined a process to follow

o Homes will register through an online form when their supply reaches a 14-day and then a 7-day maximum; priority will be given to homes in outbreak mode and they will receive supplies within a 24 to 48-hour window

· A visual guide is now available to help residents navigate supports and services available through all four levels of government: regional, municipal, provincial and federal

· YorkLink is offering support programs that can assist businesses during COVID-19

· The Social Service response to COVID-19 Global Pandemic Committee Report outlines how York Region is responding, and plans to respond, to the social service needs of vulnerable residents

o York Region is working to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among vulnerable populations, maintain the health and safety of our residents and reduce the burden on the health care system with actions that include:

· Temporary rent subsides

· Increased funding housing stability and homelessness prevention programs

· Establishment of free emergency child care centres

· Extending funding to seasonal shelters

· Providing additional funding through grocery store gift cards to Ontario Works clients

· The United Way Greater Toronto Service Table includes participation from 47 community agencies with working tables for food security, homelessness supports and senior’s services established; more information about the Community Service Tables can be found in the Working together to support our most vulnerable article published to York.ca on Friday, April 10, 2020

· York Region’s #SpiritofYR campaign is gaining attention; please continue sharing positive stories from the community, local organizations and businesses who are going above and beyond in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic

· In the #SpiritofYR, Tim Hortons generously donated food and beverages to York Region Paramedics

· Interactive dashboard of real-time positive cases at york.ca/covid19

 

As of April 16, at 5 p.m. there are:

· 905 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in York Region

· 22 new cases since yesterday

· 45 related deaths

· 43 confirmed cases are currently hospitalized; 20 of which are in ntensive Care

· 51 cases among health care workers

· 112 resolved cases, which equals about 12%

· 24 institutional outbreaks under COVID-19 protocols:

· 13 Long Term Care/Retirement Homes:

· Bethany Lodge

· Buckingham Manor

· Chartwell Aurora Long-Term Care Home

· Eagle Terrace Long-Term Care Home

· Kristus Darzs Latvian Home

· MacKenzie Place Long-Term Care Home

· Markhaven Home for Seniors

· Richview Manor Retirement Home

· Southlake Residential Care Village

· Sunrise of Unionville

· Villa Colombo Vaughan

· Villa Leonardo Gambin

· Yee Hong Ho Lai Oi Wan Centre

· 11 Community Care Settings:

· Canadian Back Institute – Dixon

· Canadian Back Institute – Hanes

· Kerry’s Place Autism Services – Pefferlaw

· Kerry’s Place Autism Services – Warden

· L’Arche Daybreak Group Home

· New Leaf Farm House

· New Leaf Sycamore

· Participation House

· Reena Home – Kerrybrook

· Reena Home – Crestwood

· Vita Community Living Home

 

As of this morning, there are:

· 8,961 total cases (4,194 resolved) in Ontario

· 423 COVID-19 related deaths in Ontario

· 28,899 (518 increase) total cases; with 1,048 related deaths in Canada

· 1.9 million total cases worldwide; with 131 037 related deaths in 213 Countries, areas or territories