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'Now is not the time': Federal government warns against travel abroad as Omicron spreads
Ottawa is advising Canadians to avoid non-essential travel outside the country
John Paul Tasker · CBC News · Posted: Dec 15, 2021 11:52 AM ET | Last Updated: 25 minutes ago
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is asking Canadians with plans to travel abroad to cancel their trips as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreads worldwide.
Later today, the federal government will change its travel guidance to officially advise Canadians to avoid non-essential travel outside the country for the time being.
"To those who were planning to travel, I say very clearly — now is not the time to travel. The rapid spread of the Omicron variant on a global scale makes us fear the worst," Duclos said...
'Now is not the time': Federal government warns against travel abroad as Omicron spreads
Ottawa is advising Canadians to avoid non-essential travel outside the country
John Paul Tasker · CBC News · Posted: Dec 15, 2021 11:52 AM ET | Last Updated: 25 minutes ago
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is asking Canadians with plans to travel abroad to cancel their trips as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreads worldwide.
Later today, the federal government will change its travel guidance to officially advise Canadians to avoid non-essential travel outside the country for the time being.
"To those who were planning to travel, I say very clearly — now is not the time to travel. The rapid spread of the Omicron variant on a global scale makes us fear the worst," Duclos said...