Ford demands increased COVID-19 testing at airports as new COVID-19 variant emerges
by Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press
Posted Dec 21, 2020 2:58 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 21, 2020 at 3:57 pm EDT
A man makes his way through Pearson International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Monday, December 14, 2020. International travellers will now have to pay for a COVID-19 test if required. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Ontario Premier Doug Ford blasted the federal government today for not moving faster on COVID-19 testing for incoming international travellers as a new variant is prompting more border closures.
Late yesterday,
the federal government announced it was banning all incoming passenger flights from the U.K. for 72 hours due to a new manifestation of the novel coronavirus that is dominating cases in that country.
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