Update:
Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday that Ontario will be making a formal request to the federal government for help - in the form of staffing and other resources from the Canadian Armed Forces and Public Health Canada - in fighting COVID-19 in five priority long-term care homes.
Original story:
Premier Doug Ford holds a press conference today at 1 p.m. from Queen's Park in Toronto.
He will be joined by Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Long-Term Care, to make the announcement.
The press conference will be streamed live on Ford's YouTube channel, and Village Media will carry the livestream feed.