The mandatory test requirement ends any consideration of my usual Florida baseball trip this year. The two week quarantine at home isn't a problem however the mandatory testing changes the dynamic. Most COVID-19 cases do not require hospitalization and can be managed at home. Were I to acquire the virus in Florida I might not even know about it and unless very seriously ill could manage to make my way home and be treated in Canada.

Should however I test positive I am facing at least an additional two weeks in Florida at my own expense plus two weeks quarantine upon my return. Should my condition deteriorate and hospitalization be required I would need to be treated in the U.S. system. The COVID insurance programs will defray some of the cost but I'll have to pay upfront, submit a claim and be accountable for any amounts over the capped limits.

The Florida county I visit has a 7 day average test positivity rate of just under 10 percent which is twice the rate in my home public health unit. I'm not prepared to take a one in ten chance I might not be able to come home.