journalists and the engaged public primarily get covid-19 data from oph’s daily covid-19 dashboard . for the health-care and education sectors, the total number of cases, outbreaks and deaths are clearly reported. but inexplicably, these totals are not listed for “community outbreaks,” a category that aggregates private social gatherings, apartment outbreaks and workplace outbreaks. this absence of information fails to create a clear picture of how covid-19 has ravaged ottawa, resulting in unnecessary death and illness.
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take amazon distribution centres in ontario, for example. it’s unknown how many cases and outbreaks there have been at ottawa’s amazon distribution centre. we only know of a case from a worker who anonymously came forward to share their story about the stressful work conditions. during its first known covid-19 outbreak, a local amazon worker expressed concerns over poor communication about the positive case, and ongoing challenges complying with public health orders.
more than a year later, a worker at the same distribution centre raised similar concerns about the dangerous working conditions there. amazon has continuously failed to keep workers safe. where is the accountability?
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