Range of viral, bacterial infections are circulating while Canadian hospitals remain under strain

Dec 08, 2023

 

"It's another busy fall in Canadian hospitals, with emergency department closures, long wait times, and ongoing staff shortages all making headlines.

 

The situation can turn deadly: Two people died while waiting for care at the Anna-Laberge hospital in Châteauguay, Que., just last week.

 

And as health-care teams remain dangerously overstretched, they're also grappling with the pressure of what some physicians are calling a "new norm" for seasonal illnesses — a range of viral and bacterial infections all back in circulation, with COVID-19 still chief among them."

 

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-flu-rsv-pneumonia-1.7052339

 

Edited December 8, 20232 yr by TallGuyJohninBKK

the main problem in canada is the pathetic health care system. covid has very little to do with it. 

2 minutes ago, stoner said:

the main problem in canada is the pathetic health care system. covid has very little to do with it. 

 

From the OP:

 

"a range of viral and bacterial infections all back in circulation, with COVID-19 still chief among them."

 

AND

 

"COVID, meanwhile, is still circulating widely.

 

From Nov. 21 to 28, the number of COVID-19 patients in hospital increased, the latest national figures show. Public Health Ontario's respiratory virus dashboard currently shows 20 per cent test positivity for COVID, far higher than any other viral threat."

 

 

Edited December 8, 20232 yr by TallGuyJohninBKK

51 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

From the OP:

 

"a range of viral and bacterial infections all back in circulation, with COVID-19 still chief among them."

 

AND

 

"COVID, meanwhile, is still circulating widely.

 

From Nov. 21 to 28, the number of COVID-19 patients in hospital increased, the latest national figures show. Public Health Ontario's respiratory virus dashboard currently shows 20 per cent test positivity for COVID, far higher than any other viral threat."

 

 

 

so what ? 

 

also from the OP

 

It's another busy fall in Canadian hospitals, with emergency department closures, long wait times, and ongoing staff shortages all making headlines.

 

all of these things were building and happening long before covid. so if canadas health care wasn't in such disarray they would be better fitted to cope with the increase.

 

 

21 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

so what ? 

 

also from the OP

 

It's another busy fall in Canadian hospitals, with emergency department closures, long wait times, and ongoing staff shortages all making headlines.

 

all of these things were building and happening long before covid. so if canadas health care wasn't in such disarray they would be better fitted to cope with the increase.

 

 

 

Rising COVID cases there are akin to pouring gasoline on an already smouldering fire in the health system.

 

6 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Rising COVID cases there are akin to pouring gasoline on an already smouldering fire in the health system.

 

 

no it's not. stop it. the big scare that covid once was is gone. 

19 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

no it's not. stop it. the big scare that covid once was is gone. 

It's all nonsense to scare and control the sheeple.