Ontario calls for enhanced COVID-19 screening for interprovincial air travel

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In a letter to federal health and public safety ministers, Ontario calls for measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 variants through interprovincial air travel

A woman walks through the Air Canada check-in line at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on April 8, 2020.

The letter comes as health-care workers from Newfoundland and Labrador are set to arrive in Ontario today, as well as three teams of nurses and medical technicians from the Canadian Armed Forces. An Ontario Provincial Police officer directs travellers entering the province from Quebec on April 19, 2021, in Hawkesbury, Ont.have been confirmed as variants of concern,” says the letter signed by Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones.

The letter says it is crucial that the transport of essential goods is not hindered by border measures, but “it is likewise crucial that all non-essential travel be curtailed.”“The introduction of stricter pre-departure testing measures, in addition to providing an extra layer of protection for interprovincial travellers, is a significant step to achieve that goal and ensure that collectively we are doing all we can to protect our citizens,” the letter reads.

 

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