Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and the world on April 12
These outbreaks are a "sad shame, occurring in homes with the "most vulnerable individuals in our society" who need expert care, said Dr. Samir Sinha. COVID-19 can get into long-term care homes and spread partly because of staff can't always get a full-time position and have to work at more than one facility, he told CBC News on Sunday. It's asking a lot of these workers to be at risk for COVID-19 themselves, he said. "When you're working for minimum wage, when you don't have sick benefits, to a certain extent you can appreciate why some workers didn't want to put themselves in the line of fire."