A lot of Canadians have been hunkered down at home heeding warnings from public health officials about social or physical distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic.
For many, the reality of self-isolation is being confined to cramped quarters in condominiums. Brooke Crewson and her partner live in a one-bedroom, one-bathroom unit in downtown Toronto.
Neither has been asked to enter into self-isolation, but they have had to make adjustments to their lifestyle. Crewson works at Ryerson University and is also a part-time MBA student.
She, like many other Canadians, is working from home. Her partner works the night shift at a hotel, one of the businesses deemed ‘essential’ by the province of Ontario. “The home is no longer just your home.