19 April 2020 - A host of efforts are under way to unblock bottlenecks.

“The building next door,” says Flavio Volpe, “is a seniors’ home.” Over Easter, as he drove to and from his office, children were outside, holding up signs sending love to grandparents within. The coronavirus had ruled out visits and hugs. 

On Easter Monday, 13 April, the director of the home, in the west end of Toronto, reported that 25 of its 247 residents had died of COVID-19. “If you’re not asking what more you can do,” Mr Volpe says, “we’re all going to fall short.”

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