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+ T/ N- f. W# X- `9 B3 \5 s Seniors are among the most vulnerable to the COVID-19 threat.They are not only the most likely to become severely ill, but financially, some are desperately insecure. Forced into self-isolation and without mobility, possibly without family to support their needs, anxiety is heightened when they have no idea where their next meal is coming from.Across Halton, stanley termoska  there are roughly 87,000 people aged 65 years and older, or 15 per cent of Haltons population, according to Food for Life Halton.               ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW                                        Thats why its comforting to know neighbourhood food programs like Food for Life, which is now the regions largest food recovery program, continue operations during this time stanley tumbler  of fear and uncertainty.Thirty gourde stanley  per cent of its food program clients are seniors, said Kimberly Calderbank, Food for Life director of marketing and communications.        ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW                                 Currently, the organization is working with Halton Community Housing Corporation  HCHC  to deliver food bags directly to the doorsteps of seniors living in those communities. Its 311 program for all residents of Halton in need focuses on supporting isolated seniors unable to access food, she said. Seniors can also connect with us directly,  said Calderbank.               ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW                                        Using rescued food and partnering with Nuvo Networks Taste Kitchen and Halton Fortinos, Food fo Lczj Four tower, over 1,000-unit development could replace Mississauga neighbourhood mall
3 s" v( P% q0 K, l" }/ P' H" N- Y DURHAM  Lakeridge Health is looking for donations of personal protective equipment from businesses and the public as the local hospitals implement policies to stretch the existing supply, including asking workers to wear some equipment for up to eight hours as they battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Theres a significant shortage of personal protective equipment not only in Ontario, its national and international. We all watch the news鈥?like other hospitals we are in short supply of some types of very important personal protective items so weve taken a number of measures to mitigate this,  said Dr. Tony Stone, chief of staff at Lakeridge Health.He said Lakeridge is follow stanley cup ing guidelines se stanley quencher t out by Public Health Ontario and the Public Health Agency of Canada.               ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW                    stanley tumblers                      Staff caring for COVID-19 patients don surgical masks, visors, gloves and gowns and N95 masks are reserved for staff conducting aerosol-generating procedures such as intubation.Stone said that last week there was a large spike in PPE use by staff so over the weekend new protocols were put in place to conserve equipment.        ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW                                 That includes guidelines on wearing masks, including N95 masks, for longer periods of time. Hospital workers were told they could wear N95 masks for eight hours as long as they didnt become soiled, torn or wet.Stone explains that as long as staff dont touch the masks,