Avitia has a heart condition that would put him at a higher risk of complications if he were to contract COVID-19. His roommates, however, continue to visit crowded spaces
TORONTO — In Canada’s crowded major cities, where many people live with one or multiple roommates, the spread of COVID-19 is leaving residents struggling with what to do if someone in a shared house has to self-isolate.
At the start of this week, his roommates were still going out to crowded restaurants, despite increasingly dire warnings from public health officials that Canadians should be staying home. “I understand. But at the same time doing that — who knows what the people you’re visiting are doing themselves?” said Avitia.
Statistics Canada does not have specific data on how many Canadians live with roommates, but according to the 2016 census, there were roughly 582,000 “non-census-family households of two or more people” across the country — or about 4.1 per cent of all households. The health agency says shared spaces like kitchens should have good air flow and surfaces must be cleaned after each use — a practice that Avitia said he has already organized with his roommates.
Vivian George, who works in the film and TV industry in Toronto, said managing her own self-isolation period has been fairly straightforward despite the fact that her roommate is in his 70s.
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