Travelers entering Canada by land or air through the province of Alberta will soon need to conduct a Covid-19 border check, which can shorten quarantine times, as a component of a pilot assignment that is the first of its kind in Canada, he said. Premier Jason Kenney.
The era of mandatory quarantine for returning foreign travellers will remain in place for the time being, but the 14-day era of self-deaicance can be reduced to approximately 48 hours if a traveler receives a negative result in COVID-19 control at one of the province’s offices. two border crossings.
“We want to move forward to expand policies that make it less difficult to keep other people safe. While there are many paintings to be done, we may see a return to general travel,” Kenney said at a press convention last Thursday. , calling it a day.
On November 2, the new Covid-19 verification option will be available at the Coutts land border crossing in southern Alberta and at Calgary International Airport.
All travelers who choose not to participate in the pilot must comply with the popular 14-day quarantine.
For a consecutive day, Alberta broke two Covid-19 records for new and active instances, reporting 427 new instances and a total of 3,519 active instances of the disease.
The voluntary option is a joint pilot assignment between the Province of Alberta and the Government of Canada.
It will be available to essential foreign personnel (truckers, physical care personnel, and other personnel exempt from the existing federal ban) and to any Canadian citizen returning to the country through Alberta.
If the check is negative, travelers should leave their quarantine site whenever they are dedicated to a check-up time on the sixth or seventh day after arriving at a network pharmacy participating in the pilot program, the province said.
“Our dual goal here is life and livelihood, and this is critical in Alberta with the intensity of falling energy costs and their economic impact,” Kenney said.
But as Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu has pointed out, the pilot program applies to Canadian and foreign nationals who are already allowed to come to Canada.
“There is no replacement right now at the border to be clear. And it is a controlled exam with a volunteer province that has the equipment and the skill to administer the exam,” Hajdu said.
Participants will be rigorously monitored through symptom checks and encouraged to adhere to preventive fitness measures, such as dressing in a mask in public places and avoiding visiting high-risk groups.
Calgary Dr. Joe Vipond likes the concept of testing to shorten quarantine periods for others arriving in Calgary. According to ABC, he is less enthusiastic about the program used on the Land Border between Canada and the United States.
“American rates are ridiculous and simply do not take safety precautions. As a result, they are a higher-risk population than those in other regions of Calgary,” he said.
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