Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday the suspension of all flights to Mexico and the Caribbean until April 30.
The new restrictions, in response to the most contagious variants of coronavirus, include The obligation for all travelers arriving in Canada to keep 14 days quarantine in a hotel at your expense.
All persons returning to Canada will be subjected to the PCR test before boarding the aircraft and again on arrival at the airport.
“Passengers must wait for the test results for three days in an authorized hotel, at their own expense, which is expected to be more than $ 2,000“It simply came to our notice then.
“Those who get negative results will be able to follow the quarantine at home under strict supervision,” he added.
Those who give positive results should respect quarantine in government facilities to make sure they have no more dangerous options, he added.
Trudeau said the airlines Air Canada, WestJet, Sunwing and Air Transa will cancel all services to Mexico and the Caribbean from next Sunday until April 30. “They will contact customers traveling to those regions to arrange their return flights,” the prime minister said.
Starting next week, all international passenger flights must land at one of the following four airports: Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary and Montreal.
These measures tend to discourage holidays to avoid spending 14 days at the hotel on return.
“She is OK. Too bad they waited so long. He should have decided a long time ago, “said Dr. Andrew Morris, a professor of infectious diseases at the University of Toronto.” It’s definitely a step in the right direction, “he said.