|HT|
Reacting to the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the Canadian government has barred all non-Canadians who have been in six southern African nations over the past 14 days from entering the country. This measure will be in place till January 31, 2022 as concerns over the new variant rise globally after the World Health Organization classified it as one of “concern”. No cases related to this variant have been detected in Canada as yet.
These measures come as Canada experiences an increase in new infections, tracking the progress of the pandemic in Europe. The period between November 18 and 25 marked an increase of 9% in average daily cases, as 2,608. Canada recorded 3,055 new infections on Friday, taking the total to 1,782,171 including 29,618 deaths.
The countries that will be impacted by the ban on travel are South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Namibia. “Foreign nationals who have travelled in any of these countries within the previous 14 days will not be permitted entry into Canada,” a statement from the country’s health ministry said.
(Except for the headline and the pictorial description, this story has not been edited by THE DEN staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Comments