Canada closing borders to noncitizens because of coronavirus, U.S. citizens exempt from ban ‘for the

[mystery-ak]

Canada closing borders to noncitizens because of coronavirus, U.S. citizens exempt from ban ‘for the moment’
Published Mon, Mar 16 20201:46 PM EDTUpdated Moments Ago
Dan Mangan
@_DanMangan

    Canada is closing its borders to noncitizens because of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.

    U.S. citizens are exempt from the ban “for the moment,” he said.

    Trudeau’s wife, Sophie Gregoire, tested positive for COVID-19 week. Trudeau has no symptoms, but has been in isolation since last week as a precautionary measure.


Canada is closing its borders to noncitizens because of the coronavirus pandemic, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, noting that the ban does not apply to U.S. citizens “for the moment.”

“We can still slow the spread of this virus,” Trudeau said at a press conference. “It is time to take every precaution to keep people safe.”

Canada will make some exceptions to the closure of its borders.

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[PeteS in CA]

Only four airports in Canada will accept international flights: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary.

At this point, Vancouver Int'l Arrivals page, https://www.yvr.ca/en/passengers/flights/arriving-flights , shows flights scheduled from Amsterdam, London, Tokyo, Xiamen (China), Shanghai, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Seattle, Cancun, Mexico City, and Hong Kong. IOW, business-as-if-no-pandemic-usual. I wonder how many people flew from China - and will from Europe - to Canadian airports and then entered the US to evade Trump's travel bans!

[Fishrrman]

Sounds good to me.
I'd like to see the Mexicans close THEIR border next...