WATCH | Canada considers pausing air travel from India as cases and variants there surge:Canada considers halting air travel from India over surging cases, variant The National 2:13 Canada is considering a halt to air travel from India, especially after a variant of interest first seen in that country was detected in Canada. 2:13But calls are mounting for Ottawa to limit travel from India and other such hot spots. Hospitals in India overwhelmedIndia recorded nearly 300,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday alone, with 2,000 more deaths linked to the virus. (Manish Swarup/Associated Press)Ontario's government is "pleading" with Ottawa to ban travel from India. Provincial House leader Paul Calandra said the federal Liberals must act now to prevent more variants from infiltrating Canada.

Source: CBC News April 21, 2021 17:52 UTC