November 17, 2020 - The Globe and Mail

Absence of standard protocols on COVID-19 testing leaves nursing homes vulnerable

Bob Bell, a former hospital chief executive officer and deputy health minister in Ontario, is calling for frequent, routine testing in nursing homes across the country. “If we were to screen people coming into long-term care twice a week instead of every two weeks with a test that’s appropriate, we would drop the death rate,” Dr. Bell said in an interview