Too Early to Set a Date on Loosening Travel Restrictions: Canada’s Transport Minister

Too Early to Set a Date on Loosening Travel Restrictions: Canada’s Transport Minister
Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra in a file photo. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says he cannot yet commit to a date—or COVID-19 vaccination rate benchmarks—for when so-called vaccine passports will allow Canada to ease travel restrictions.

Speaking at a virtual news conference today, he says decisions around the hotel quarantine for air passengers and eventual reopening of the border will hinge on public health advice and unspecified “data and evidence” tied to the pandemic.