Canada. We are “acting quickly to protect the health and safety of Canadians," Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos told reporters in Ottawa. “We are banning the entry of foreign nationals into Canada that have traveled through southern Africa in the last 14 days." Canada’s largest airline, Air Canada, lost as much as 11%, the most since June 2020, but the damage was widespread.
Every sector of the S&P/TSX Composite Index was weaker, with the equities benchmark tumbling 2.3%, the most in 13 months.
Energy stocks led losses as oil plummeted, with the sector sinking 3.7%. The seven countries are South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Eswatini.