Adds particulars from Politico on loosening of restrictions at U.S. border
June 7 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is getting ready to ease border restrictions for vacationers who’ve been totally vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing folks acquainted with the discussions.
Canada is planning to loosen the present 14-day isolation interval for vacationers who’ve obtained two vaccine doses, Bloomberg reported. Vacationers coming into Canada would nonetheless be examined for the coronavirus and could also be required to quarantine for a shorter interval, in response to the report.
The plan is anticipated be introduced inside days, Bloomberg mentioned.
Separately, Politico reported late on Monday that Canada was eyeing the date of June 22 to start loosening restrictions on the U.S. border.
Trudeau’s authorities has signaled it might begin easing COVID-19 restrictions on the Canada-U.S. frontier on June 22 if the nation’s vaccination marketing campaign stays on its present trajectory, the mayors of Canadian border cities have been cited as saying by Politico.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Enhancing by Himani Sarkar and Lincoln Feast.)
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