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COVID Canada: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces new restrictions, travel quarantine, flights suspended

By Sharita J. Wilson 3 weeks ago
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced stricter restrictions on travelers in response to new, likely more contagious variants of the novel coronavirus – including making it mandatory for travelers to quarantine in a hotel at their own expense when they arrive in Canada and suspending airline service to Mexico and all Caribbean destinations until April 30.

Trudeau said in addition to the pre-boarding test Canada already requires, the government will be introducing mandatory PCR testing at the airport for people returning to Canada.

“Travelers will then have to wait for up to three days at an approved

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Emirates, Etihad suspend UAE-UK flights

By Sharita J. Wilson 3 weeks ago


a large passenger jet flying through a blue sky: Covid travel ban: Emirates, Etihad suspend UAE-UK flights

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Covid travel ban: Emirates, Etihad suspend UAE-UK flights

Following the UK’s announcement of suspension of direct flights from the UAE, Emirates and Etihad have announced that they would be suspending passenger services between Dubai and all the UK points from Friday.

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Emirates, on its website, said flights to Birmingham, Glasgow, London and Manchester will be suspended from Friday. Last flight to the UK will reach London Heathrow 3.12pm UAE time (11.12am UK time) on Friday,

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Ottawa Imposes New Travel Restrictions, Cancels All Caribbean Flights

By Sharita J. Wilson 3 weeks ago

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Feb 01, 2021 (Baystreet.ca via COMTEX) —
Ottawa is imposing new travel restrictions on Canadians in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Canada’s main airlines are suspending service to popular sun destinations while travelers returning from abroad will quarantine in a designated government hotel as they await results of a COVID-19 test administered at the airport.

The new restrictions are aimed at discouraging travel and reducing the spread of more infectious variants of COVID-19. Going forward, all returning Canadians will quarantine in an approved hotel

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Emirates to resume flights from select cities

By Sharita J. Wilson 3 weeks ago


a large jetliner sitting on top of a body of water: UK-UAE travel ban: Emirates to resume flights from select cities

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UK-UAE travel ban: Emirates to resume flights from select cities

In a fresh travel update issued by Emirates airline on Monday, the Dubai-carrier said it will resume flights from select UK cities to Dubai.

Last week in January, a travel ban was placed between the UAE and the UK. Announced by the UK mission in UAE, the suspension took effect from 1pm UK time on January 29.

“You will not be able to fly directly to the UK from the UAE after this time,” the embassy tweeted on Thursday.

Britain’s Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said

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