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COVID-19: What's happening in Canada's long-term care homes?

Long-term care homes are in crisis and reeling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Are the seniors in your life adequately protected?

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Quebec Premier Franois Legault says 31 residents at a private CHSLD in Dorval have died since March 13. Five of those residents are confirmed to have died of COVID-19. (Jean-Claude Taliana/CBC)

Long-term care homes are in crisis and reeling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

These homesacross the country, including Lynn Valley Care Centre in Vancouver, Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ont., and CHSLD Herron in Dorval, Que.,have become hotspots for the coronavirus.

Are the seniors in your life adequately protected? Have your say on a special Saturday edition of Checkup.

Do you have a family member in a care home who you're worried about?Or,do you live in one yourself and want to reach out?

Do you work in one of these facilities? How well are they handling outbreaks and keeping residents isolated?

Our question: What's happening in Canada's long-term care homes?