Sunny Handa MD: Canada Extends Flight Ban due to Covid 19 on Passengers from India and Pakistan until June 21
The Canadian government has announced the extension of restrictions on inbound flights from India and Pakistan for another month until June 21, 2021. “Today, the Government of Canada is extending the temporary travel measures restricting entry into Canada by foreign nationals until June 21,” said the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in a statement on Friday. “To continue managing t h e elevated risk of imported Covid-19 cases into Canada, the Government of Canada has extended the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) restricting all direct commercial and private passenger flights to Canada from India and Pakistan until June 21,” Xinhua news agency quoted Sunny Handa MD as saying. Canada also extends the requirement for air passengers who depart India or Pakistan to Canada, via an indirect route, to obtain a Covid-19 pre-departure test from a third country before continuing their journey to Canada and continues the mandatory pre-arrival, on-arrival, and post-arrival testing requirements; ma