OTTAWA — Anyone arriving in Canada starting Jan. 7 will need to have a negative COVID-19 test before boarding a flight, the federal government said Thursday as the Liberals urged vacationers abroad to prepare. Travellers who receive a negative test result must still complete the mandatory 14-day quarantine upon their arrival in Canada. ASSOCIATED PRESS Passengers are shown in the international arrivals hall at Montreal-Trudeau Airport in Montreal on Tuesday. The details arrived one day after cabinet ministers decided that Canada would join other countries in making a negative PCR test a travel requirement. On Thursday, the government said the Jan. 7 start date was designed to provide airlines with enough time to comply with the new rules.

Source: Huffington Post December 31, 2020 23:03 UTC