Borders busy on first day that required COVID-19 test lifted for arriving travellers
“It is crazy, I have never seen the Costco so busy, except maybe at Christmas,” said Len Saunders, an immigration lawyer with dual citizenship who lives in Blaine, Wash. “The Costco was packed with cars, and the gas bar was busy. And this is a weekday.”
Canada has since early 2021 required anyone entering the country to be vaccinated and show a negative test result for COVID, though a PCR exam, up until Feb. 28 of this year. On that day, incoming travellers could provide either a PCR or a rapid antigen test.Article contentThe announcement was made two weeks ago but it coincided on Friday with a warning from Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr.
And while Friday traffic numbers weren’t available at Vancouver’s airport, a spokeswoman said passengers over the last few weeks have risen to 40,000 a day, compared with 6,000 a day about a year ago. She said WestJet and Air Canada are reintroducing flights cancelled because of COVID, and “we’re expecting it to be a busy summer.”
Ward is also looking forward to crossing the border herself, “to be able to go to Richmond for some dim sum.”