Canada bans flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days

Canada's federal government will ban passenger flights from India and Pakistan. An increasing number of travellers on flights arriving from both the countries have been testing positive in recent days. All commercial and private passenger flights from these countries will be barred as of 11:30 p.m. Thursday night. Air passengers who depart from India or Pakistan but arrive in Canada via a third country will need to produce a negative result on a COVID-19 test taken at their last point of departure before being allowed to enter Canada. All travellers arriving in Canada by land or air from any country have to show a negative COVID-19 test and quarantine for two weeks; some exceptions are made for essential workers. Air passengers must quarantine for up to three days at an approved hotel while awaiting COVID-19 test results, and must test again 10 days after arriving.
Health Canada data show 112 flights landing in Canada since April 7 have carried at least one passenger who later tested positive for COVID-19, including 32 from Delhi and two from Lahore, Pakistan. Air Canada said it would temporarily suspend all passenger flights between India and Canada