When hospitals become home: Children put up in wards when both parents have COVID
The unusual scenario underscores how spread within households amid stay-at-home orders is playing a key role in fuelling the pandemic. With a heavy impact on certain families
Author of the article: Tom Blackwell
Publishing date: May 04, 2021 • 8 hours ago • 3 minute read •
A spokesperson from the Toronto Children’s Aid Society is urging parents to have a list of alternative caregivers for their children in case both parents end up in hospital for treatment for COVID-19. Photo by Peter J. Thompson/National Post
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As COVID-19 continues to surge across Canada, the virus has left some children in a surprising and “really difficult” predicament.