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Old Aug 19, 2020, 3:14 pm
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Badenoch
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Originally Posted by exp
They sent letters to several of the largest nations and proposed measures to re-open international travel.

https://www.flyertalk.com/articles/t...&utm_campaign=

Maybe with the recent approval of a saliva test by the FDA on EUA basis, this might be possible though I think you still have to send the sample to a lab. The rapid tests may not be too accurate.

They don't mention prospects of vaccines or therapeutics.
Canada was asked last month by travel industry representatives to ease restrictions. It did not go well for them.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/can...d-19-1.5689249

"We have introduced significant and universal border restrictions to keep Canadians safe," Natalie Mohamed, spokesperson for the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), said in an email.

"Entry prohibitions coupled with mandatory isolation and quarantine remain the most effective means of limiting the introduction of new cases of COVID-19 into Canada," Mohamed said.

Mohamed said Canada's travel restrictions will continue as long as the global outbreak remains a threat, foreign visitors risk spreading COVID-19, and "no reasonable alternatives" are available to prevent the virus's spread.
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