- Home
- Forums
- Groups
- Maps
- Resources
- We Have / We Need
- Cholera
- Water Filtration - Homemade ORS
- CTC - Development and Operation
- Cholera - Clinical Presentation and Management
- Cholera Kit - Medical Supplies Guidelines
- Haiti Cholera Training Materials
- Origins of Epidemic
- Posters - Clinical Presentation and Management
- Video - The Story of Cholera - Andeyo Version
- Video - The Story of Cholera - English
- Video - The Story of Cholera - Haitian Creole
- Archive
You are here
Canada Bans Flights From Covid-Hit India, Pakistan for 30 Days
Primary tabs
Thu, 2021-04-22 18:03 — mike kraft
Canada Bans Flights From Covid-Hit India, Pakistan for 30 Days Canada is banning direct flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days to help control the spread of new variants of Covid-19. Bloomberg

Canada is banning direct flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days to help control the spread of new variants of Covid-19.
The restriction, which comes into effect at 11:30 p.m. Ottawa time on Thursday, was made during a virtual news conference with five cabinet ministers. It came after India saw the world’s biggest one-day jump in coronavirus cases ever, with 314,835 new infections.
Public health experts worry that a more virulent strain of the virus may be racing through the country of 1.3 billion people. Countries from Singapore to the U.K. have barred flights from India due to the worsening situation.
Some Canadian provinces have already recorded some cases of the Indian variant. Health Minister Patty Hajdu said India accounts for 20% of recent air travel volumes to Canada, but more than 50% of all positive tests conducted at the border. ...
Country / Region Tags:
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:
Groups this Group Post belongs to:
- Private group -
Recent Comments