Travellers rush home to beat Canada's mandatory hotel quarantine requirement
“Two thousand dollars is about what it costs me here for rent and food for a month, so it was an easy decision,” said Richard Cardoso, who had originally been planning to fly in March 1.
Author of the article: Frédéric Tomesco
Publishing date: Feb 22, 2021 • February 22, 2021 • 3 minute read •
Danielle Beaudoin and her husband, Serge Gauthier, arrive at Montréal–Trudeau International Airport in Dorval on Sunday Feb. 21, 2021. The couple cut short their winter stay in the Dominican Republic to avoid the new government regulation coming into effect the next day that would have required them to quarantine in a designated hotel while they await results of a COVID-19 test. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette