Maimoona Lasania said she found out Wednesday that the man in the same room with her 92-year-old mother had COVID-19 and appeared to be seriously ill, so she tested her mother.
The test came back negative that night, but he has since learned that he took the test again on Thursday morning and it was positive.
“The first question that came to my mind is how is it possible? Can someone with COVID keep this person in the same room? [as someone] “which does not have COVID,” Lasania told CTV News.
“She is my mom. We want our mom to be in better health, to live a long life, even if she is very old … We cared about that.”
Maimoona Lasania said her mother spent three days in a hospital room with another patient who tested positive for COVID-19.  She says the hospital acted too late to separate them and now her mother is infected with the virus.  (Photo submitted)
He said he first learned of the other patient’s COVID-19 condition after hearing it from the man’s family.  An order later confirmed the positive result, she said, so she asked her mom not to share another room with him.
However, Lasania said her mother had already shared a room with the patient for three days before the diagnosis and accused the hospital on West Montreal Island of acting too late to separate him from her mother.
She said her mother had been triple-vaccinated and was no longer allowed to visit her because she was infected, which made her even more worried about the situation.
“I come from a big family, that’s why we always visited my mom. We would take turns, as you go right now, I will go right now,” he said.  “My mom was never left alone that day.”

THE HOSPITAL SEPARATES THE CASES “AS SOON AS POSSIBLE”

The regional health council said it could not comment on the situation for reasons of confidentiality, but a spokesman wrote in a statement to CTV that the hospital was segregating the positive cases “as soon as possible to reduce the risk of transmission” in cases of double occupancy.
Spokeswoman Mélanie Araos said there were currently four COVID-19 cases in the hospital resulting in 19 positive patients in the hospital.
“The situation is evolving rapidly and our teams are working hard, respecting infection control and prevention (ICP) measures, including 2-meter separation and reduced attendance,” the statement said.
“In the same vein, make sure the room is cleaned strictly. We have air purifiers to improve ventilation in many of our facilities. Our cleaning team is also equipped with air purifiers to facilitate ventilation after an exit. “All of these are measures to ensure the safety of incoming patients.”
The incident comes as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Quebec increase – an increase due to Omicron’s highly contagious BA.2 variant.
On Wednesday, the Quebec Ministry of Health opened the fourth doses of the vaccine to all Quebec residents aged 70 and over, as they are more vulnerable to serious infections.