Breaking: Omicron: Canada Releases New Measures Against Deadlier Covid

 

CANADA introduces new border measures and ‘rigorous monitoring’ against new deadlier Covid-19.

 

The government of Canada says it will be implementing enhanced border measures to “to protect the health and safety of Canadians” in response to the new Omicron variant.

Canada is banning foreign travellers to the country from seven African countries. Foreign nationals who have travelled in any of these countries within the previous 14 days will not be permitted entry into Canada.

“As a precautionary measure, until January 31, 2022, the Government of Canada is implementing enhanced border measures for all travellers who have been in the Southern Africa region — including South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Namibia— within the last 14 days before arriving in Canada,” a recently published press release reads.

Canadian citizens, permanent residents and people with status under the Indian Act, regardless of their vaccination status or having had a previous history of testing positive for Covid-19, who have been in these countries in the previous 14 days will be subject to enhanced testing, screening, and quarantine measures.

Travellers will be required to obtain, within 72 hours of departure, a valid negative Covid test and upon arrival will subject to immediate testing. All travellers will also be required to complete a test on day 8 after arrival and quarantine for 14 days.

There will be “increased scrutiny” of quarantine plans for travellers from these countries and “rigorous monitoring” to ensure travellers are complying with quarantine measures, the statement added.