MISSISSAUGA, ONT. --
The Canadian Journey and Tourism Roundtable is becoming a member of a gaggle of docs to demand the federal authorities finish all COVID-19 testing necessities for passengers.
In a press release Thursday, the group says present journey guidelines are "out of date" and out of step with different international locations which have eliminated necessary testing measures, together with the UK, Switzerland and Denmark.
Dr. Zain Chagla, an infectious illness doctor at St. Joseph's hospital in Hamilton and an affiliate professor at McMaster College, says singling out journey for COVID-19 testing "doesn't make any sense" since it's no riskier than different actions.
He says journey guidelines have been designed to maintain the virus in another country, however neighborhood unfold is now liable for about 99 per cent of all infections.
Dr. Dominik Mertz, division director of infectious ailments at McMaster, says PCR exams typically ship constructive outcomes for weeks after a COVID-19 analysis, needlessly barring these contaminated in the course of the Omicron wave from flying into the nation.
The Public Well being Company of Canada says the positivity charge for absolutely vaccinated worldwide travellers getting into Canada by air averaged 7.87 per cent within the three weeks between Jan. 2 and Jan. 22.
"Canada's airports be part of the Canadian Journey and Tourism Roundtable in calling on the federal authorities to put out a plan with a transparent timeline for eradicating journey restrictions, together with eradicating all testing and isolation necessities and blanket journey advisories," Canadian Airports Council interim president Monette Pasher mentioned in a information launch.
Airports have misplaced $6 billion in income and racked up $3 billion in debt because the pandemic started, she mentioned.
"Till restrictions are lifted and all airports reopened to worldwide journey, these prices will proceed to mount, jeopardizing our future competitiveness and connectivity."
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Feb. 10, 2022
Passengers test in for flights to the U.S. at Vancouver Worldwide Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday, December 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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