TORONTO --
Particular COVID-19-related entry necessities and data for flights coming from India and Morocco into Canada have been eliminated, a federal public well being spokesperson has confirmed.
The updates, efficient Jan. 28, take away the final of the particular necessities for the 2 nations in what started as flight bans final yr. Ottawa suspended direct flights from India in April 2021 and Morocco in August 2021 as a result of rising COVID-19 instances in these nations on the time. The ban was lifted for India in September, and October for Morocco.
Info that included necessities for a pre-departure destructive molecular take a look at consequence from an airport lab that needed to be carried out inside 18 hours of departure was eliminated on the journey web page for India on Thursday night.
The usual requirement for entry into Canada is a molecular take a look at taken inside 72 hours of departure.
Info for journey from Morocco that included a pre-departure destructive molecular take a look at documented in a take a look at certificates issued by the Authorities of Morocco and acknowledged by the European Fee was additionally eliminated for that nation on Thursday night.
In a press release emailed to CTVNews.ca, a spokesperson for the Public Well being Company of Canada (PHAC) stated latest charges of positivity amongst travellers from the India and Morocco have been much like or decrease than these of different travellers.
"Primarily based on this evaluation, there is no such thing as a longer a rationale to use enhanced pre-entry take a look at necessities to those nations," PHAC spokesperson Mark Johnson stated.
The federal authorities nonetheless advises towards non-essential journey outdoors of the nation, a suggestion that has been in place since Dec. 15, 2021.
A passenger checks in at Toronto's Pearson Airport on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Younger
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