Advertisement

Updated October 7th, 2021 at 17:00 IST

Canada announces COVID vaccination mandate for federal employees and travellers

On October 6, the government of Canada announced a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for federal employees, as well as local and foreign travellers aged 12 and above

Reported by: Aparna Shandilya
Canada
Image: Unsplash | Image:self
Advertisement

On October 6, the Canadian government announced a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for federal employees and travellers aged 12 and over. According to an announcement, all federal employees in the core public administration must be completely immunised by October 29.

Those who have not been properly vaccinated or who have not disclosed their vaccination status by that date will be placed on administrative leave without pay, according to the statement. To board planes, trains, or marine vessels in Canada, all passengers aged 12 and up must be completely vaccinated by the end of October, according to the government statement.

According to senior officials, around 88% of eligible Canadians have received one COVID-19 vaccination dosage, and about 82% of eligible Canadians have been fully vaccinated, ANI reported.

Canada reported 1,007 new cases of COVID-19 as of October 6 noon, increasing the total number of cases to 1,644,481, including 28,068 deaths, according to data from Canadian media sites.

Canada's COVID guidelines for Indian travellers

After a more than five-month ban, Canada on September 26 had declared that direct flights from India would be allowed and the new regulations came into effect on September 27.

Travellers must, however, show documentation of a negative COVID-19 test from a certified Genestrings Laboratory at the Delhi airport, taken within 18 hours of the direct flight's scheduled departure, according to Transport Canada. When the second wave of COVID-19 infections hit India in April, Canada halted all direct flights to and from India.

UK's COVID guidelines for Indian travellers 

The United Kingdom has altered its COVID-19 travel guidelines, classifying Indians who have received the Covishield vaccine as "unvaccinated." While the limits have been modified for persons who have received two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, the same version of the vaccine made in India by Pune-based Serum Institute of India has been excluded. 

India, on the other hand, has already stopped providing e-visas to citizens of the UK and Canada. They must apply for a normal stamp visa to visit India. After these countries established immigration restrictions on Indian nationals, certain measures were taken.

On October 1, the New Delhi government announced that British nationals visiting India would be subjected to COVID-19 testing and a 10-day quarantine, identical to the requirements imposed on Indian residents visiting the UK.

Image: Unsplash

Advertisement

Published October 7th, 2021 at 13:29 IST

Your Voice. Now Direct.

Send us your views, we’ll publish them. This section is moderated.

Advertisement
Advertisement

Trending Quicks

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Rajya Sabha MP Keshava Rao is set to join the Congress party.
a few seconds ago
Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir
2 minutes ago
Byju's leadership dispute
3 minutes ago
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
10 minutes ago
Sunita Kejriwal urged people to send ‘messages of support’ to Delhi CM
12 minutes ago
Allu Arjun Unveils His Wax Statue At Madame Tussauds In Dubai
13 minutes ago
Piyush Kumar, GATE 2024 CSIT Topper
15 minutes ago
A poster of Crew
18 minutes ago
How to Keep Yourself Safe from Unhealthy Air?
19 minutes ago
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Whatsapp logo