As the volume of travellers entering Canada through the U.S. has increased in recent weeks, public health officials are being placed at land borders to bolster screening for COVID-19. "PHAC officials, including quarantine officers, clinical screening officers and screening officers will be on-site to screen travellers entering Canada at these ports of entry," she said. Furness said he believes the health officials will be used for secondary screening if there is an issue, which could be a question that creates cause for concern. Land crossings nearly doubleTraffic between the U.S. and Canada has dropped since the border closed to non-essential travel on March 21. St. Stephen Mayor Allan MacEachern expects his community will be grateful for the border health checks.

Source: CBC News July 13, 2020 09:00 UTC