Nursing home deaths in Canada

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The coronavirus swept through a nursing home in Ontario, Canada and in about two weeks, 29 people there were dead. The pandemic has been especially deadly for long-term care residents in Canada. But as Anita Elash reports, the outbreak is exposing some ongoing problems at nursing homes in the country. 

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