Quebec officials responded Wednesday to a military report which raised serious concerns as to how long-term care homes are being operated in the province.

Premier François Legault said the 60-page report did “not have a lot of surprises” about the state of nursing homes, known as CHSLDs, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Legault said the long-term care home sector in the province has been unable to fill about 10,000 positions for years now.

“The situation remains difficult,” he said, noting facilities desperately need more workers.

The premier added they are introducing a program to recruit up to 10,000 workers to join long-term care homes and are offering a paid three-month training program.

The report – which came after the military was sent into care homes in Quebec to assist -- was released by the government on Wednesday and it outlines three major challenges: staffing shortages, management of personal protective equipment and how hot zones related to COVID-19 are handled.

Quebec remains the epicentre of the virus’s outbreak in Canada. The province reported 89 additional deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total to 4,228. There are 541 new cases for a total of 49,139..

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