(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Canada lifts quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated arrivals
China News Agency, Toronto, April 23 (Reporter Yu Ruidong) The Canadian government will further relax entry and epidemic prevention measures from April 25.
All travelers who have received a full dose of the new crown vaccine will no longer need to submit a quarantine plan upon entry.
According to the plan announced by the Canadian official on the 22nd, children aged 5 to 11 accompanied by parents, guardians, etc. who have been vaccinated with full doses, as well as passengers with medical contraindications to the vaccine, no longer need to submit a quarantine plan.
Unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated children ages 5 to 11, accompanied by a parent or other guardian who has completed a full dose of the vaccine, no longer need to be tested for the virus prior to arrival in Canada.
Children under the age of 5 do not need to provide virus test results.
In addition, passengers who have been vaccinated with a full dose of the vaccine are no longer required to wear masks in public places within 14 days after entry; they do not need to report even if they have symptoms; if a fellow traveler is diagnosed with infection, they do not need to be quarantined.
However, in addition to the above-mentioned people, other inbound passengers who have not been vaccinated or not fully vaccinated are still required to isolate for 14 days and undergo molecular testing on arrival and on the 8th day of entry.
On the other hand, in view of the fact that the sixth wave of the epidemic has not yet been brought under control, Ontario, Canada's most populous province and the province with the most cumulative reported cases, has decided to temporarily postpone the full cancellation of the mandatory mask-wearing order originally scheduled to be implemented on April 27. June 11.
The Ontario government lifted the mandatory mask-wearing order in schools and most public places in late March, and originally planned to lift the mandatory mask-wearing order in all places, including hospitals and nursing facilities, on April 27.
Canada's chief public health officer Tan Yongshi said on the 22nd that the virus value in wastewater detection in many places in Canada is still high; the positive rate of laboratory tests in the past 7 days is still as high as 18%.
She also said that despite the worrisome outbreak in several regions, hospitalization rates appear to be manageable and intensive care rates tend to be low.
Canada entered its National Immunization Awareness Week on April 23.
Tammy Tam said the importance of vaccination against the new coronavirus and other respiratory viruses is obvious.
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