coronavirus pandemic have stopped many people from travelling, yet the number of international passengers arriving at Canadian airports each week has doubled in the past two months.
The volume of people crossing the Canada-U.S. border has also increased.Global News has learned the government is placing more public health officials at Canada’s busiest airports to screen incoming passengers for COVID-19.
Quarantine and clinical screening officers are also being placed at the Canada-U.S. land border for the first time since the start of the pandemic.This process was started eight weeks ago and is still ongoing, a spokesperson for the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said.