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Are offshore oil rigs and installations prepared with sufficient masks and sanitary testing abilities
Are regional health authorities conducting fit testing for all first responders, including private ambulance operators or fire departments
Are regional health authorities planning on bed closures this summer, and will the dedicated health care workers get the vacations they desperately need
Are there any distinct plans in place to bring home staff from post-secondary institutions
Are there are enough maintenance personnel in the education system, and will there be enough for the new school year to ensure schools are up to the standards of the Chief Medical Officer
Can minister check to see why the necessary products are not on the schools' commodity listing
Can minister confirm that an individual arrived in St. John's last night, entered a shelter in St. John's, and had to be tested for the virus after showing symptoms
Can minister confirm that we have secured an adequate supply of N95 masks for all health care workers including front-line workers and first responders
Can minister explain to the House when officials in his department were advised of the incident involving 85 health care workers
Can minister provide an update on the number of people who have been quarantined or isolated, and if there are any confirmed cases in the province
Can minister provide details on talks with federal and provincial counterparts regarding the financial impacts of the coronavirus
Can minister provide information as to when the backlog of assessments for mammograms and consultations with specialists will be addressed
Can minister update House on when officials in his department became aware of the incident involving 85 hospital workers
Can minister update the House on specific plans to prepare Newfoundland and Labrador schools for the virus
Can we have a public awareness campaign that would include print media and access for every individual so they can be reassured that they're safe, and have a process in place that they can immediately access, if they do contract the virus
Court backlog—What is the plan to deal with the thousands of judicial proceedings that have been cancelled over the past three months
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Does minister agree that in failing to comply with the official pandemic plan and keep a strategic reserve of PPE available, the government was caught with its pants down
Does minister have an estimate of excess heart-and-stroke-related deaths during the lockdown
Does minister have any indication what resources will be allocated to Newfoundland and Labrador from the federal government
Does minister now have a plan to establish a stockpile of personal protective equipment (PPE) and can the minister provide specifics
Does Minister of Health dispute the statement of the president of the nurses union that government did not plan or prepare for the need for a strategic reserve of personal protective equipment (PPE)
Does minister support the lack of communication regarding wait times for surgeries in District of Torngat Mountains and all of Labrador
Does Premier intend to make a detailed response to business leaders asking governments to ease travel restrictions which are too broad or unnecessary
Does the minister have a policy against testing in the community
In the event of a provincial quarantine, has government identified there will an adequate supply of food for our people
Given the confirmation that the K to 12 program is going ahead in September, will the same occur for post-secondary institutions
As government spends the COVID-19 contingency fund, how much is being put aside to support the public education system so that students and parents are not disadvantaged
Has the absence of direct knowledge of the presence of the virus in the community been holding up decisions about moving forward to the next Alert level
Has the HealthLine been provided with guidelines should an individual call in that is suspected to have COVID-19
Have any monies been forwarded to Taskforce NL to procure personal protective equipment for Newfoundland and Labrador health care
How are our front-line health care professionals and first responders across the province being prepared
How can a health care worker get off a plane from a COVID hot spot and go directly into an acute care hospital
How can minister expect districts and schools to get ready for the arrival of the virus if they are lacking hand sanitizers
How can minister stand idly by as women are struggling and trying to cope with issues like the lack of affordable child care
How can we assure people that when they are tested, the test will be analyzed and they will get answers back
How does minister's failure to disclose hospital incident promote public confidence that their crisis leadership can be relied upon to make good faith disclosure
How is it possible that Labrador-Grenfell Health does not have a formalized process for their out-of-province workers, after eight months of dealing with COVID
How was individual denied a critical diagnostic test
How would the largest hospital in our province violate the isolation rules designed to prevent from happening the need to isolate many health care workers after contact with a patient
If a case of COVID-19 is suspected in one of our offshore oil rigs, will the entire rig be quarantined
Is department working on changes to the Labour Standards Act legislation
Is government considering a relief package to help businesses that operate in the tourism and hospitality sectors
Is it a health care crisis that we cannot get beyond 75 per cent bed occupancy for the foreseeable future
Is it a new policy that individuals who were on the same plane or in the same hotel with the essential care worker with COVID are not required to self-isolate, but only to self-monitor
Is it true that 30 out-of-province workers are coming to Long Harbour without the need to self-isolate
Is it true that it might take 18 months to return to normality for those on wait-lists whose appointments have been cancelled
Is minister buying all of the personal protective equipment that is available in this province from local companies
Is the lack of personal protective equipment preventing our hospitals from getting beyond 75 per cent of bed occupancy
Is the reason for the low testing rate because of insufficient supply of PPE
Is there a double standard between Labrador-Grenfell Health and Central Heath when it comes to self-isolation of workers
Is there a way to relax issues for surgeries in province, given that people are in constant pain
In light of the outbreak and the need to take cautionary measures, what assurances, if any, can minister provide that schools will be staffed with a full complement of janitorial staff at all times
In light of the outbreak around the world, what protocol has minister put in place should overseas flights be forced to land in our province with passengers
Personal care homes
Rather than hire individuals with ties to the government, why doesn't government just listen to business and industry and take action
Shouldn't the Premier immediately implement border testing so that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians can travel back to the province in a safe manner
Vaccine
What is minister's plan for vulnerable populations to receive vaccinations as the priority population originally identified
What's the priority list for vaccines beyond front-line health care workers in COVID care, and when will vaccines be available to individuals outside of St. John's, including Indigenous groups and rural Newfoundland and Labrador populations
Was it a work-related essential worker who was given an exemption to come to Newfoundland and Labrador to work
Was recent death in Western Health region due to COVID-19 or other causes
Was victim in Western Health region aware that they had COVID-19, or was the test conducted after they had died
What action will be taken against individual who did not self-isolate when not working
What assistance will be available to minimum wage workers, shift workers, and small businesses hit hard by income loss
What assurances can minister give middle-aged, single dad as to when he can expect his surgery
What can minister tell people who desperately need health procedures to relieve the high level of anxiety which they are experiencing
What confidence can minister give residents that time-sensitive services will be fast-tracked
What contingency plans are in place to get Memorial University faculty and staff home
What does minister have to say to family of person who died in hospital before staff could complete COVID-19 protocol and give crash therapy
What does minister say to the 60 per cent of nurses who feel we are not ready
What does minister's answer imply about the validity and accuracy of our testing for the virus
What emotional and child care supports will department and school districts have in place for teachers so that they can deliver curriculum to their students
What grade would minister assign to government's efforts regarding student-teacher interactions
What has minister done to ensure there are supports provided to ensure the financial security of our substitute teachers
What is being done to expedite post-secondary students' programs
What is government doing to ensure that the fishing season will be both safe and viable this year
What is minister doing to address issue of current legislation in the Labour Standards Act requiring people of a certain timeline and temporary layoffs to be terminated
What is minister's plan to save the music industry
What is province going to do to help businesses find rent
What is the plan to ensure that child care services are available for parents this summer
What is the plan to ensure the music industry succeeds in this province
What is the reason that the non-resident individual who came to the province was granted an exemption
What measures has minister taken to control the expected influx of workers to Labrador this summer, who could potentially spread the virus to local communities
What plan does minister have to address structural inequalities and ensure that women also have the opportunity to recover and thrive
What protocols are in place should someone in our offshore report symptoms of the virus
What public education is in place to ensure people are taking the necessary precautions to prevent acquiring the disease
In what specific areas does minister feel that additional funding could be used to help offset the pandemic
What specific provisions is minister taking to protect our most vulnerable people and the health care workers who take care of them from exposure to an out-of-province essential worker who may arrive with COVID
What supports will be in place for parents of school-aged children who may be working from home or leaving home for a job, especially for children requiring specialized supports
What update has minister received from the university on how to deal with students working and studying abroad
What, if any, courses are going to be dropped or what changes to the provincial curriculum are being considered
When did minister find out about the facts of the case regarding personal protective equipment
When did minister learn that there was no stockpile of personal protective equipment (PPE)
When is government going to break its chronic patterns of inaction, especially when lives are at stake, and finally start testing at borders
When is government going to release a specific plan for the new school year
When was minister made aware of the incident involving hospital workers
When will minister step up and help families recover money they are owed from school-sponsored trips
Where have extra public health nurses been deployed and how will they support schools during COVID-19
Where is the employment plan to get Newfoundlanders and Labradorians back to work
Who developed guidelines allowing workers from Quebec and other provinces to work side-by-side and not self-isolate, when there is a still a high rate of the virus
Who is monitoring the essential workers coming from Quebec and Ontario, who should self-isolate when not working
Why are front-line health care workers not included in the program
Why are rotational workers held to a different standard than someone who has come into contact with a known COVID case
Why did Premier dissolve the all-Party pandemic committee
Why doesn't minister listen to the concerns of the businesses and make changes to the program to allow the money to flow to the hands of the tenant businesses who need help paying their rent
Why has department provided inconsistent and incorrect information related to recent cases
Why has it taken a pandemic to initiate some action in upgrading Internet service
Why has it taken well over 100 days into this crisis for the minister to implement a simple helpline to support women facing domestic violence
Why isn't minister requiring people to self-isolate until their test results are back, using an abundance of caution
Why would minister not procure all of the personal protective equipment that is available from local companies
Will government consider opening campgrounds earlier than originally planned
Will government consider ways to free up cash immediately through relief in areas like workers' compensation premiums or other utilities fees
Will government explore options for some form of restricted camping season that will allow campers to enjoy their home away from home
Will government provide funding for equitable access to technology and Internet for our students
Will minister admit that the delay in reopening health care services is caused by the lack of personal protective equipment right now in Newfoundland and Labrador
Will minister admit that the lack of child care planning is slowing down and will continue to slow down our economic recovery
Will minister be proactive by cancelling all international trips for students for the remainder of the school year
Will minister be putting in place self-isolation protections similar to those of New Brunswick
Will minister better protect workers and table changes to the Labour Standards and Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Acts
Will minister commit to daily briefings so that the public are kept well informed
Will minister commit to tabling an intensive, detailed plan developed by the regional health authorities to address the backlogs
Will minister conduct a review to ensure school districts have the necessary procedures and plans in place, rather than waiting to react
Will minister confirm whether or not he is planning for a possible shift system for schools
Will minister consider precautions similar to those instituted in New Brunswick
Will minister instruct the English School District to dispense with policy of not replacing cleaning staff until after three days, as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the virus
Will minister intervene and get details and answers for harvesters to be able to access critical assistance programs from the federal government
Will minister put in supports to keep substitute teachers in the profession so that our education system will continue to function efficiently
Will minister table a breakdown of how many health care workers were asked if they could self-isolate, and their response
Will minister table his plan so that front-line health care workers and the public can be assured that our province will be ready in the event that we see cases of the coronavirus disease
Will minister table the list of personal protective equipment purchases in the last four months, detailing by supplier, quantity, and amount
Will minister table the regional health authority's plan to address the backlog for appointments, procedures, and surgeries due to the cancellation of non-urgent elective health services
Will minister update the House on the school board policy or initiative regarding safeguards
Will Premier implement point-of-entry testing at our borders to protect Newfoundlanders and Labradorians
Will public health nurses be approved and designated to deliver rapid testing products