December 15, 2021 2:22pm
The federal government is asking Canadians to avoid all non-essential international travel as the spread of the Omicron variant accelerates.
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos made the announcement Wednesday after a meeting with the prime minister and the premiers.
Duclos said the advisory is necessary to protect the hospital systems throughout the country.
“To those who are planning to travel, I say very clearly, now is not the time to travel. The rapid spread of the Omicron variant on the global scale makes us fear the worst for Canadians that may think of travelling,” said Duclos. “Travelling Canadians could contract the virus or get stranded abroad.”
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