In announcing that it will require travelers boarding flights from China to be equipped with a negative coronavirus test, the government of Canada on Saturday.
The measure, which will take effect from midnight (local time) on Thursday, January 5, applies to all travelers two years of age and older boarding flights to Canada from airports in China, Hong Kong and Macau.
Tests must be completed no later than 48 hours prior to boarding and certificates must be submitted to the airline prior to boarding the aircraft.
The measure will initially be valid for 30 days and the situation will be reassessed as more data becomes available, the Canadian government said.
South Korea, Spain and France on Friday joined the growing number of countries, including notably the US and India, that have made it mandatory for travelers from China to carry negative tests for the virus. coronavirus.
The explosion in the number of virus infections in China following the abrupt end of the “zero COVID” policy in early December is causing increasing concern internationally. On Friday, World Health Organization officials met with Chinese officials and invited them to share “real-time” data on the SARS-CoV-2 genome, hospital and intensive care unit admissions and deaths due to COVID-19.
Source: News Beast
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