Covid Travel Rules

• U.S. to relax COVID-19 testing rules on travelers from China this week: sources

  Officials said the Biden administration made the decision as cases, hospitalizations and deaths are declining in China and the U.S. has gathered better information about the surge.

  Health

  Mar 7, 2023
  
• WHO scientists meeting with China want ‘more realistic’ COVID info amid infection surge

  Scientists advising the WHO say they want a "more realistic picture" about the COVID-19 situation from China's experts at a meeting Tuesday as worries grow about outbreaks in China

  Health

  Jan 3, 2023
  
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• Edmonton International Airport offers reminders to passengers as travel ramps back up

  The Edmonton International Airport wants to provide passengers with some tips as they head back into the sky, some for the first time in more than two years.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2022
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• China eases COVID-19 test rules for Canadian travellers, other countries

  The Chinese Embassy in Canada said in a statement that starting Saturday, travellers will no longer need a negative RT-PCR test seven days before flying.

  World

  May 18, 2022
• ‘Individual responsibility is not gone’: B.C. disease expert on Canada’s eased COVID rules

  Pre-entry COVID-19 tests are required for partially vaccinated or unvaccinated travellers ages 12 and older who are currently eligible to travel to Canada, Ottawa said on Friday.

  Health

  Apr 25, 2022
• Vaccinated travellers no longer need pre-entry COVID-19 tests to enter Canada

  However, Health Canada will still require anyone arriving from outside the country to wear a mask in public settings for two weeks, even if they are fully vaccinated. 

  Canada

  Apr 1, 2022
• Canada will scrap pre-arrival COVID-19 testing rule for vaccinated travellers April 1

  Currently, all travellers entering Canada — regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status — have to show proof of a negative antigen test. But that's about to change.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2022
• Feds scrapping pre-arrival COVID PCR test requirement for fully vaccinated travellers

  “Today I’m announcing we are easing our border measures,” federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Tuesday in Ottawa.

  Health

  Feb 15, 2022
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• Why exempt U.S. from new travel restrictions? Feds point to low Omicron transmission

  According to the new travel rules, anyone coming into Canada from a country other than the U.S. will have to be tested for COVID on arrival, then isolate and await their results.

  Politics

  Dec 5, 2021
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• Unvaccinated young foreign travellers do not need to quarantine, U.S. CDC says

  A CDC order issued on Monday had raised alarm among some foreign travelers that their children would need to quarantine for that long after arriving.

  World

  Oct 30, 2021