The existing target is to get everyone who wants to be vaccinated their first dose by June, and to have most Canadians fully vaccinated by the end of September. Neither Njoo nor colleague Major General Dany Fortin could say with certainty whether Canada is still on track to meet those targets.
“It would be cautious to continue to say adults and now adolescents will be able to be vaccinated by September,” Major General Dany Fortin said. “But we think we are going to meet those objectives.”
Alberta announced it’s opening up eligibility to people as young as 12 next week, and other provinces may follow soon.
Passengers from New Delhi wait in long lines for transportation to their quarantine hotels at Pearson Airport in Toronto on Friday April 23, 2021. More than 5,000 people tested positive for COVID-19 after flying back to Canada since mandatory quarantine hotels began in late February.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
OTTAWA - More than 5,000 people tested positive for COVID-19 after flying back to Canada since mandatory quarantine hotels began in late February.
Thus far, variants of interest or concern have been identified in almost one-third of those cases.
Data provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada lists 3,748 people who tested positive the day they returned despite having to show a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than three days before they boarded their plane.
More than 5,000 international air travellers positive for COVID 19 since February
by Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press
Posted May 3, 2021 10:38 pm EDT
Last Updated May 4, 2021 at 10:46 am EDT
More than 5,000 people tested positive for COVID-19 after flying back to Canada since mandatory quarantine hotels began in late February.
Thus far, variants of interest or concern have been identified in almost one-third of those cases.
Data provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada lists 3,748 people who tested positive the day they returned despite having to show a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than three days before they boarded their plane.
Another 1,411 people came back positive for COVID-19 on the test required 10 days after they returned. Among all of them, 1,566 tested positive for a variant of concern and another 134 tested positive for a variant of interest.
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More than 5,000 people tested positive for COVID-19 after flying back to Canada since mandatory quarantine hotels began in late February.
Thus far, variants of interest or concern have been identified in almost one-third of those cases.
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Data provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada lists 3,748 people who tested positive the day they returned despite having to show a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than three days before they boarded their plane.
Posted: May 01, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 1
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