Canada Warns Citizens Against International Travel as COVID-19 Cases Rise
by Daniel McCarthy
A rise in COVID-19 cases is again causing concern among Canadian government officials.
Canadian officials on Wednesday asked its citizens to avoid non-essential international travel due to the continued spread of the Omicron variant.
Canada is reportedly installing the advisory for four weeks due to Omicron, advising travelers that those who do travel risk being unable to come home or contracting the virus overseas.
“If you do not have to travel internationally, please do not,” Federal Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc said on Wednesday.
据卫生部长Jean-Yves Duclos介绍,加拿大预计Covid-19案件的复苏,现实是什么“我们必须适应”。司法斯表示,与咨询的目标是“避免过载医院系统和医疗保健工作者”。虽然期望是,咨询将在四周内被提升,但在未来几天可以添加其他限制。
Canada expects to boost testing measures at the borders, too. An increase in its capacity to test at airports and at the borders is expected to be unveiled soon. Currently, inbound international travelers are subject to random testing.
The land border also remains open with no testing requirement for those crossing if their trip is shorter than 72 hours and they are fully vaccinated.
At the same time, the federal government is sending more rapid tests and boosters to provinces in order to combat the spread.
According to Worldometers, Canada recorded 5,801 new daily cases on Wednesday, the highest daily case level since September.
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