Flights arriving in Canada with COVID-19-infected passengers have declined particularly this month.
According to the knowledge provided through Health Canada, only 41 foreign flights have arrived in Canada so far from May with inflamed passengers, to 154 in the first part of last month.
Most inflamed flights originate in the United States, six in Canada since May 1.
It is followed by Panama and Qatar with five, Guatemala and Amsterdam with four, Frankfurt with 3 and the United Arab Emirates, Tokyo and Paris with two flights each.
Cases began to decline after Canada passed a transitional ban on direct passenger flights from India and Pakistan last month, as well as strict test regulations for Indian and Pakistani passengers arriving in the country. connecting flights.
While Pakistan accounted for only a small number of inflamed flights, the 4 direct flights since Delhi’s landing at Canadian airports last month carried inflamed passengers: 66 between April 1 and April 23, when the ban came into effect.
Although the ban expires next Saturday, Air Canada announced Thursday that it will resume passenger flights from India until at least June 22.
And while cases on foreign flights are declining, cases of COVID passengers flying around the country continue to increase rising 200.
Then, in May, 171 domestic flights carried passengers who tested positive for the life-threatening respiratory virus.
Calgary continues to lead the way with inflamed domestic flights, with 42 such exits this month.
He is followed by Toronto at 34, Montreal with 29, Fort McMurray/Fort Mackay with 21, Edmonton with 14, Vancouver with and Winnipeg with four.
Unlike foreign travelers, those travelling in the country are not required to quarantine or take a COVID-19 check upon arrival.
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