Canada To Drop Vaccine Requirement For Entry Into Country On September 30 Source

Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Sept 20 (Reuters) – Canada’s federal government will likely drop its COVID-19 vaccine requirement for people entering Canada at the end of the month, a government source said on Tuesday. The source, who was not authorized to speak officially, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is “likely” to drop the vaccination requirement on Sept. 30. The Globe and Mail newspaper reported the news earlier Tuesday. Canada will also abandon random same-day testing for coronavirus and make it optional to use the ArriveCAN app, where travelers will have to upload proof of vaccination, the source said. Canada’s airports have faced chaos over the summer, with numerous cancellations and delays that some have blamed on the country’s strict COVID-19 restrictions. read more Health Canada had no immediate comment. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Reporting by Steve Scherer in Ottawa and Jyoti Narayan in Bengaluru. edited by Richard Pullin Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.