In a plane that was on its way from Canada to Jamaica, panic arose on Monday after a passenger announced out of nowhere that he had contracted the corona virus. The pilot did not dare to continue flying and decided to return to Canada.
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The incident happened Monday on a flight from Toronto to Montego Bay, the second city of Jamaica. A Canadian man caused unrest after suddenly getting up and claiming he had been to China. He is said to have contracted the virus there, reports the Canadian police.
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Julie-Anne Broderick, a passenger on the plane, stated that the troublemaker first took a selfie and then announced that he had been infected in China. “The stewardesses arrived then, gave him a mask and gloves and told him to walk to the back of the aircraft,” Broderick told TV channel Canadian Broadcasting Corp..
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The flight attendants took the report of the man very seriously. All protocols for infectious diseases on board were followed. In the end, the passenger, a 29-year-old man from Tornhill, Ontario, turned out not to be infected. He was arrested at Toronto airport and charged with disrupting public order.
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WestJet Airlines apologized for the 243 passengers. Two flights were canceled due to the incident. WestJet promised to add an extra flight to Jamaica on Tuesday. The Canadian is now free again and has to answer on March 9.
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