Canadians looking to escape the COVID-19 pandemic are being welcomed back to Hawaii but with the state's recent spike in COVID-19 cases, travellers aren't in a hurry to book holidays. Travel agent Lesley Paull, president and general manager of Paull Travel in Edmonton, said Canadians have started booking trips for later in October and into November. Travellers will only have to be tested for COVID-19 within 72 hours of boarding their plane to Hawaii, she said. Spike in casesAs these changes are announced, the Hawaii Department of Health says the state is facing a new spike in COVID-19 cases, reporting a single-day state record high of 355 new cases on Thursday. Hawaii has had 4,312 cases of COVID-19, including 40 deaths, since the end of February.

Source: CBC News August 16, 2020 15:22 UTC