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Ottawa: A Canadian man on a flight from Toronto to Jamaica falsely announced to passengers that he had the coronavirus, forcing the plane to return to the airport where he was arrested, police say.
The incident occurred on Monday during a WestJet Airlines flight from Toronto to Montego Bay.
The plane returned to Toronto after a passenger falsely claimed that he had coronavirus.Credit:Bloomberg
"A male was causing a disturbance on the flight, saying he had been to China and had the coronavirus," said Sarah Patten, a spokeswoman for police in the town of Peel, close to Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
After the plane landed the 29-year-old man was checked by medical staff who concluded he did not have the coronavirus. He was arrested, charged with mischief and will appear in court on March 9, Patten said.