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Premier Doug Ford says front-line workers in the battle against COVID-19 will receive a $4 an hour “pandemic pay” increase.

“It’s our way of saying thank you,” he said at a press conference Saturday.

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Those front-line workers who work more than 100 hours a month will receive an additional $250 a month for up to four months, for a maximum of $1,000.

More than 350,000 workers will be eligible for the extra pay. They include front-line staff in long term care and retirement homes, at emergency shelters and in social services, in home and community care, in correctional institutions and some staff in hospitals.