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Coronavirus: Kelowna airport still receiving flights from Seattle despite the U.S. leading the world in infections
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While traffic at Kelowna International Airport has dropped significantly, YLW is still receiving flights from the United States — which now leads the world in the number of coronavirus infections.
Last week, the federal government announced that only four Canadian airports would be allowed to receive international flights to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Exemptions were given to flights coming from the U.S., the Caribbean and Mexico. “At the time, there were still a lot of Canadians that were still abroad,” Samaddar said. “You look at the sun destinations, you look at Phoenix, you look at Vegas, they were really returning Canadians allowed that to continue to allow those people to get back home.” While there are no longer flights from
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Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
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India
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Deaths: 459 652
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