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April 28, 2020

Ontario sees another 52 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours. Long-term care data shows overall death toll is much larger than official tally | The Star
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"As of 11 a.m. Monday, Ontario has 15,824 confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 and 962 deaths. ... According to the Star’s most recent count, at least 754 people have died in 256 outbreaks in an Ontario retirement or long-term care home."

Many Ontario workers are trying to refuse work due to COVID-19 fears — but the government isn’t letting them | The Star
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Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, workers who fear contracting the virus have filed more than 200 work refusals. But the Ontario Ministry of Labour has not upheld a single one, after quietly establishing an internal committee to oversee inspectors’ enforcement efforts during the pandemic, the Star has learned.

House of Commons to meet virtually on a platform described as a 'gold rush for cyber spies' | CBC News
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Canada's House of Commons will reconvene today for virtual session on Zoom, a videoconferencing platform described by security researchers as a "privacy disaster."

Zoom's popularity has skyrocketed in recent weeks as Canadians took to online platforms to connect with friends and family while practising physical distancing to limit the spread of COVID-19. But the transition hasn't been problem-free.

What Antibody Studies Can Tell You — and More… — ProPublica
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Coronavirus antibody studies and what they allegedly show have triggered fierce debates, further confusing public understanding. ProPublica’s health reporter Caroline Chen is here to offer some clarity around these crucial surveys.

Many Ontario workers are trying to refuse work due to COVID-19 fears — but the government isn’t letting them | The Star
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Critics say work stoppages are “not being taken seriously,” and that inspectors are being “handcuffed” by a new internal body overseeing enforcement e...

Don’t Fight the Last War: Why the Left Needs to Look Beyond Austerity | Novara Media
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Covid-19 is a crisis on a scale never seen before in peacetime. But, James Meadway argues, the left risks losing the arguments of the future if it mistakes the political battles of the next decade for the battles of the last.

'It’s horrific': coronavirus kills nearly 70 at Massachusetts veterans' home
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"There is currently no official count of nursing home deaths across the country. The federal government has only recently required the nation’s more than 15,000 nursing homes to start reporting numbers of confirmed and presumed deaths and infections, but it is not yet clear when that count will be published. In the meantime, the Associated Press has been compiling its own tally from state health departments and media reports, finding at least 13,762 deaths from outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities across the country."