Canada extends international travel restrictions

Ottawa, November 30

Canada has introduced an extension of restrictions on worldwide journey in an effort to forestall the additional unfold of the novel coronavirus amid an ongoing second wave of the pandemic within the nation.

In a press release issued on Sunday, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair introduced that journey restrictions on US residents can be prolonged till December 21, and curbs on individuals arriving from different international locations can be prolonged till January 21, 2021, Xinhua information company reported.

The restrictions, which had been introduced ahead on March 16, ban most overseas nationals from coming into Canada for non-essential journey.

There are numerous exceptions for fast relations of residents, important employees, seasonal employees, caregivers and worldwide college students.

The newest extension brings the timing of worldwide journey restrictions in alignment with these governing the Canada-US land border.

Previously, worldwide restrictions expired on the final day of every month whereas the Canada-US border restrictions expired on the 21st.

Both have been recurrently prolonged since March.

“The government continues to evaluate the travel restrictions and prohibitions as well as the requirement to quarantine or isolate on an ongoing basis to ensure Canadians remain healthy and safe,” the minister stated within the assertion.

“The ability to align US and international travel extension dates, as well as the mandatory isolation order, beginning on January 21, 2021, will enable the government to communicate any travel extensions or changes as quickly as possible and provide certainty for Canadians, US and international travellers.” Canada has to this point reported a complete of three,70,278 Covid-19 circumstances and 12,032 deaths.

Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam on Sunday reiterated a stark warning she made the day before today, saying the nation might see as much as 10,000 circumstances a day in mid-December “if we continue on the current pace” of an infection. IANS