Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced on Tuesday new travel measures, being enacted today, to combat the spread of the new Omicron COVID-19 virus variant, which was first detected in South Africa. These measures include additional testing at airports and the addition of three African countries, Egypt, Malawi and Nigeria, were included on the travel ban list.
- Nigeria may ban flights from Canada in retaliation for Omicron measure
- Canada temporarily dropping 3rd-country COVID-19 testing for South Africa travellers
- Canadians in South Africa face difficult return due to new Omicron rules