{"id":4892,"date":"2021-07-08T13:50:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T17:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/global-news-hamiltons-board-health-adds-protection-residents-high-rise-buildings\/"},"modified":"2021-07-08T13:50:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T17:50:40","slug":"global-news-hamiltons-board-health-adds-protection-residents-high-rise-buildings","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/news\/global-news-hamiltons-board-health-adds-protection-residents-high-rise-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"Global News: Hamilton\u2019s board of health adds protection for residents of high-rise buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><em>Posted July 8, 2021<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/7853350\/\" width=\"670\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Hamilton\u2019s board of health has voted to send a letter of instructions to anyone responsible for apartment buildings and condominiums that are at least 12 storeys in height.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The instructions stem from a trio of recent COVID-19 outbreaks in residential high-rises, and they require certain infection, prevention and control measures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Ward 2 Coun. Jason Farr says the outbreaks were one of his \u201cworst fears realized\u201d during the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Managers of affected high-rise buildings are required to promote physical distancing and masking in common areas, provide hand sanitizer and PPE for staff, maintain HVAC systems and disinfect high contact surfaces twice a day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Farr says he hopes the instructions will bring \u201ca lot of peace of mind\u201d for people who live in higher density buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Representatives at Hamilton ACORN, a local tenants rights group, welcome the measures but wish they had been enacted more quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Outbreaks at residential high-rise buildings on Queen, Wellington, and Rebecca streets, accounted for a total of 225 cases of COVID-19 earlier this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\">***<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Article by Ken Mann for <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/8012157\/hamiltons-board-health-protection-high-rise-buildings\/\">Global News<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"es-button-border\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-color:#9AAEA6;background:#C51100;border-width:0px;display:inline-block;border-radius:0px;width:auto;\"><a class=\"es-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acorncanada.org\/newsletter\" style=\"mso-style-priority:100 !important;text-decoration:none !important;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;-ms-text-size-adjust:none;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;font-family:arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18px;color:#FFFFFF;border-style:solid;border-color:#C51100;border-width:10px 20px 10px 20px;display:inline-block;background:#C51100;border-radius:0px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;line-height:22px;width:auto;text-align:center;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up for ACORN&#8217;s newsletter<\/a> <\/span><br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","front_page_slider":[],"campaigns":[],"featured_news":[],"class_list":["post-4892","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/4892"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"front_page_slider","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/front_page_slider?post=4892"},{"taxonomy":"campaigns","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaigns?post=4892"},{"taxonomy":"featured_news","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_news?post=4892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}