Despite border restrictions and airlines cancelling international flights, thousands of passengers are still arriving in Canada
to non-essential travel and airlines cancelling international flights into the country, thousands of passengers are still arriving at Canadian airports.
John Gradek, a former executive at Air Canada, told CTVNews.ca in a phone interview on Tuesday that those numbers may seem small in comparison, but they are significant amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "We have not shut down the borders completely. We are letting people in for a variety of reasons, all of which are good reasons, but the concern that I have is: are [the rules] really being enforced in terms of quarantine," Gradek said.to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Travellers are also required to complete a contact tracing form at their point of entry so the Public Health Agency of Canada can monitor and enforce the isolation requirement.
In total, 76,072 passengers from the U.S. and 193,438 international travellers have arrived in Canada since March 23.
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