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Man hospitalized with COVID sues health authority
In the civil suit filed in the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island, the plaintiff alleges that details of his health and private life were disclosed by a person employed by the health authority, and found on the Internet.
The plaintiff, who is claiming compensation of $500,000, says he had to sell his house and leave the island after being stigmatized in the small community where he lived.
He attributes this, as well as personal distress, to the fact that his sexual orientation and the fact that he is HIV-positive were published on Facebook without his consent…