COVID-19 variants hit closer to home, public health authorities are asking — and increasingly, ordering — people to find alternative accommodations so they can self-isolate safely.Here are some examples of how hotels and quarantine facilities are being used to keep the virus from spreading through communities.As the federal government rolls out new restrictions to prevent contagious mutations of the COVID-19 virus from crossing the border, more travellers are set to be sent to hotels and other facilities to serve at least part of their mandatory 14-day quarantine.Under the new rules, which are expected to take effect soon, returning travellers will have to take a COVID-19 test at the airport at their own expense.