Ottawa dropping random COVID-19 testing at Canadian airports for vaccinated travellers
Random testing at airports will be temporarily suspended at all airports starting on Saturday, June 11 until June 30, according to a joint statement from Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault.The government is also announcing that, as of July 1, all testing, including for unvaccinated travellers, will be performed off-site.
Canada already lifted that same measure in April, allowing fully vaccinated travellers to arrive in Canada without a pre-entry COVID-19 test. But she stressed the need to look at not only mandates, but all other ways to support individuals in making informed choices about how to keep themselves and their communities safe.
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