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COVID-related absences are declining among health workers in Quebec.
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April 25, 2022 • 19 hours ago • 10 minutes reading The latest update of the Quebec pandemic shows that there are about 1,500 fewer health workers absent than on Friday – and about 3,600 fewer than were absent 11 days ago. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf / Montreal Gazette
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Updated all day on Monday, April 25th. Questions / Comments: ariga@postmedia.com
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Federal agencies invest $ 6.7 million in research platform focused on the impact of COVID-19 on young people
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The federal government is investing $ 6.7 million in a Canadian-wide research platform to better understand the effects of COVID-19 on children.
Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos told reporters in Montreal today that the platform would include researchers from 16 Canadian institutions.
He says this will allow researchers at pediatric centers across the country to monitor COVID-19 infections, vaccination and the social impact of the disease on children and young people.
The project will be led by Dr. Caroline Kuach, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Ste-Justine Children’s Hospital in Montreal.
The platform is called POPCORN, which means improving pediatric outcomes by coordinating research networks.
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Duclos says the POPCORN platform will also be used by researchers to share information on other pandemics or health emergencies.
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COVID-related absences are declining among health workers in Quebec
The decline in hospitalizations is not the only sign that the pandemic situation is improving in Quebec.
The number of health workers absent due to COVID is also declining.
In today’s government update of the Quebec pandemic, 9,362 health workers were unable to work due to pandemic causes. This includes workers who are in isolation, awaiting test results or on “preventive withdrawal”.
The latest update shows that there are about 1,500 fewer workers absent than on Friday – and about 3,600 fewer than 11 days ago.
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COVID-related absences have exacerbated labor shortages in the health care network amid the sixth wave, as cases and hospitalizations have increased, even as Quebec survives late flu season.
Quebec began providing daily updates on absences on April 13.
Number of health workers missing due to COVID:
- April 25: 9362
- April 22: 10,833
- April 21: 10,932
- April 20: 10,833
- April 19: 10,636
- April 14: 12,995
- April 13: 12,764
Keep in mind that some days are missing due to the long Easter weekend and the lack of updates on the weekends.
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Six weeks after the 6th wave, hospitalizations are declining in Quebec
Has the sixth wave of the pandemic reached its peak in Quebec?
As PCR testing is already reserved for a limited number of people, experts are monitoring hospitalizations for trends.
The last seven days in Quebec have seen an average daily increase in hospitalizations of 18.
This is the lowest daily average since hospitalizations began to rise in late March.
The sixth wave began on March 13, according to the Institut national de santé publique du Québec.
Here’s a look at the average daily net change in Quebec hospitalizations over the past two months:
- March 1-7: -27
- March 8-14: -25
- March 15-21: -11
- March 22-28: 4 p.m.
- March 29 – April 4: 42 h
- April 5-11: 55
- April 12-18: 61
- April 19-25: 6 p.m.
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Late last week, Dr Luc Boalo, a temporary public health official in Quebec, said the province could be at or near the peak of cases.
“Transmission of the virus may be delayed,” Boalo said, adding that “maybe we have already reached a certain plateau – we have to wait a few more days to see.”
The increase in hospitalizations also seems to be slowing down. “It’s not declining, but the rise is slower than we saw two weeks ago,” he said.
However, he said it would take several days to assess the impact of the long Easter weekend, when many Quebecers gathered.
This is partly why Boileau recommended that Quebec extend its mandate for masks for public places and transit until mid-May.
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Graph: Current situation compared to a year ago
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Graphs: Vaccination campaign in Quebec
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Graphs: Quebec cases, deaths
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Quebec reports 8 new deaths as hospitalizations increase slightly
Quebec has registered 1,305 new cases of COVID-19, the provincial government said this morning.
The case involves only people who have received PCR tests at government screening clinics. It does not accurately reflect the number of cases, as it does not include the results of home rapid tests.
In addition, eight new deaths have been reported, bringing the total to 14,874.
Hospitalizations rose slightly after declining for two consecutive days.
The number of COVID-positive patients in the intensive care unit fell to its lowest level in two weeks.
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Some other key statistics from the latest update for Quebec’s COVID-19:
- Montreal Island: 266 cases, 2 deaths.
- Net increase in hospitalizations: 1, total 2345 (128 hospitalized, 127 discharged).
- Net reduction of patients in intensive care: 4, a total of 86 (6 admitted to intensive care units, 10 discharged).
- 13,559 PCR tests conducted on Saturday.
- 8709 doses of vaccine administered in the previous 24 hours.
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A study in Quebec linked the increase in domestic violence to the blockade of COVID-19
A new study from the Université de Sherbrooke has found a link between blocking COVID-19 and jumping in cases of domestic violence.
More than one in six women in Quebec (17.6%) experienced some form of domestic violence in October 2021, with 3.2% of women reporting physical violence during that time.
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