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Bodyworkers are coping with the COVID-19 crisis, hoping to get priority with vaccines
Funeral homes are implementing their own measures to protect employees from COVID-19 and prepare for a spike in deaths if the system gets overwhelmed.
The demand has already grown.
Theresa Jones, the owner and funeral director at Choice Memorial Cremation and Funeral Services, said she ran three crematoria, compared to the usual crematoria.
Jones has also divided its employees into two groups that alternate between seven consecutive days of work and seven days off to ensure they will be able to work even if one of the groups has members who have contracted COVID-19.
Her biggest fear is the illness of one of her employees.
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Technical support extended to students at risk amid the online learning requirements
Advocates say that as older students return to county-mandated online learning, those without technical resources and home support still face disruptions and risk falling further.
As COVID-19 cases continue to reach record levels across Alberta, teachers are concerned that students are still unable to return to classrooms after Christmas, and the barriers to their learning will continue to rise.
“When children are in school, equality exists.” Jason Schilling, president of the Alberta Teachers ’Association, said,“ When they are sent home, inequality increases. ”
“The return to the Internet is never perfect, students need to be in school with their teachers, and learn together. But we know since the spring that many students will not be able to access technology, whether it is these devices, Wi-Fi, or other family members who They are competing to obtain the same technology. “
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