The federal government plans to extend strict quarantine rules requiring travellers to isolate for 14 days upon their arrival in Canada — rules that were set to expire Tuesday — CBC News has learned. "It is the intention of the government to continue the 14-day mandatory self-isolation under the federal Quarantine Act," said a senior government official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the new order has not been finalized. The federal government first introduced strict mandatory quarantine rules for returning Canadians on March 25 under an Order in Council that expires at 11:59 p.m. In April, those quarantine rules were strengthened. Canadians returning home from abroad who didn't have credible plans to self-isolate were required to stay at a quarantine facility.

Source: CBC News June 29, 2020 22:12 UTC