Four thousand nursing home staff in New Brunswick called in sick at some point during a six-month period in 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic. MULYADI/UNSPLASH

COVID crisis saw 4,000 nursing home workers call in sick in New Brunswick

by Local Journalism Initiative May 15, 2024

written by Local Journalism Initiative May 15, 2024

By John Chilibeck | The Daily Gleaner As the pandemic raged, more than 4,000 nursing home staff in New Brunswick called in sick, forcing the province to call in dozens of outside workers to keep them running, says the social development minister. Jill Green provided the startling figure on Thursday ...

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