Article Link: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-feds-still-clueless-on-airport-covid-screening-one-year-later
It was Jan. 22, 2020 that the first person known to have COVID-19 in Canada arrived at Pearson Airport in Toronto. The man had flown home from a trip to Wuhan, China for the Lunar New Year, had a cough when he arrived but was still allowed to head to his Richmond Hill home with little to no screening. This week, a man arrived at Pearson after flying back from Lagos, Nigeria through the United States and died from COVID-19 on Wednesday morning within hours of getting home. Did the 47 year-old know he had COVID? Was he screened properly? Would he still be alive today if he had been tested and put under medical supervision? These aren’t academic questions.