Infected himself and his whole family - Canadian man contracted COVID in quarantine hotel
The man paid a large sum of money for the accommodation, but it did not keep him away from the virus.
As of February 2021, all international flight passengers who arrive in Canada must undergo a 3-day quarantine at one of the government-approved hotels.
A family from Toronto is outraged by these "futile measures": their 74-year-old father believes he contracted the coronavirus specifically at the hotel.
On March 2, Syed Shah flew to Pearson International Airport, Toronto, on a flight from Pakistan, where he needed to resolve issues with tenants of a property his family owns. At the airport he was taken for a COVID-19 test and then proceeded to the Sheraton Hotel.
Like many Canadians, the stay at the hotel was not entirely smooth: phones not working, no hot water, unstable Wi-Fi, cleaning problems. But it didn't end there.
On March 5, Syed received a negative test result and was allowed to go home for self-isolation. The bill for the three days' stay was $1,546 CAD. Syed was also given a COVID-19 home test kit to swab himself after 10 days. But by the fifth day, he, his wife, daughter and two sons felt symptoms of the disease.
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