106 air passengers have been fined for refusing mandatory quarantine at YVR, health agency says
More than 100 fines have been issued to international air travellers arriving in B.C. who refused to stay in a hotel for mandatory quarantine.
The Public Health Agency of Canada said it's handed out tickets to 106 passengers arriving at Vancouver International Airport since quarantine rules were put in place on Feb. 22 to try to cut off the flow of coronavirus into Canada and discourage non-essential travel.
The majority of people who enter Canada by air are obliged to quarantine at a government-sanctioned hotel for three days, which can cost around $2,500. The three-day hotel stay is part of the 14-day quarantine period mandatory for all arrivals into Canada, barring exemptions.