Hotels in Quebec are preparing to ease a looming burden on the province’s health-care system amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Public health authorities are in discussions with hotels located near hospitals about the possibility of offering up accommodations for patients.
The Association Hôtellerie Québec said in a statement that hotels would take in patients who are not contagious and have minor health issues while hospitals treat individuals diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Xavier Gret, president of the association, said hoteliers are mobilizing because they want to help fight the outbreak. “It should, however, be understood that we have no indication to predict the effort that will be required for