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Canada is the latest country to halt flights from the United Kingdom over fears about a new coronavirus strain.
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said in a message on Twitter that the country would close the border to all flights entering Canada from the UK starting at midnight on December 20th.
The measures were put in place after receiving advice from public health officials and meeting with the prime minister earlier in the day.
Blair said flights will be cancelled for the next three days in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Canada. However, the measures could be extended or enhanced beyond 72 hours, he added.
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Minister of Health Patty Hajdu
OTTAWA – COVID-19 – The Government of Canada is closely monitoring the genetic variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 identified in the United Kingdom and is working with international partners, including the World Health Organization, to better understand this variant and its impacts.
Earlier today, the Prime Minister convened a meeting of the Incident Response Group to discuss the new variant of COVID-19 identified in the United Kingdom. Minister of Health Patty Hajdu, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair, Minister of Transport Marc Garneau, President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc, and Minister of Foreign Affairs François-Philippe Champagne participated in the meeting.
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