Air travellers will soon have to test negative for COVID 19 before arrival in Canada
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020
By Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press
Passengers on flights entering Canada will soon be required to have a negative PCR test three days before their arrival. (Photo: Adobe Stock)
OTTAWA The federal government says it plans to require air travellers to test negative for COVID-19 before landing in Canada in response to concerns that people vacationing abroad could bring the novel coronavirus home with them.
Cabinet ministers met Wednesday morning following criticism from the premiers of Canada’s two largest provinces that federal efforts at the border were too loose and allowing new cases and strains of the virus to enter the country.
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