Canada to ban flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days
The federal government will ban passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days starting tonight
The ban is being imposed to deal with concerns about risingย case countsย in India and mutations of the coronavirus.
Federal ministers are holding a press conference at approximately 5 p.m.to announce the ban.
Passengers arriving in Canada from abroadย are required alreadyย toย undergoย pre-boarding tests for COVID-19, tests on arrival and a government-mandated 14-day quarantine period.
The new travel restrictions come after opposition leaders and premiers pressed the federal government to suspend flights from hot spot countries as aย massive surge of COVID-19 cases ravagesย India.
