Trudeau Announces Suspended Flights, Mandatory 3 Day Hotel Quarantine for Travellers

Trudeau Announces Suspended Flights, Mandatory 3 Day Hotel Quarantine for Travellers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic outside his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Jan. 26, 2021. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced all Canadian travellers returning from overseas will have to take a COVID-19 test at the airport when they land and quarantine in a designated hotel for three days at their own expense while they await results.

He says that’s expected to cost more than $2,000.