Feds asking travellers from abroad to self-identify coronavirus symptoms amid concerns over screening efforts

'Implementation of the new measures has begun and will be finalized' in the 'coming days,' says a CBSA spokesperson.

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says travellers arriving internationally will be screened for possible symptoms and asked to self-isolate for 14 days.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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BY PALAK MANGAT

March 16, 2020

Canada’s border services officers are now asking travellers arriving in Canada from abroad to declare whether they have any of the symptoms associated with coronavirus and to self-isolate for at least 14 days upon arrival. In ...

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