Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced additional quarantine measures for those coming into Canada from abroad amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Trudeau said that beginning at midnight, if asymptomatic travellers cannot explain a “credible quarantine plan,” they will be required to quarantine in a set location, such as a hotel.
Trudeau said this is a “strengthening” of the Quarantine Act orders. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] He said “inadequate quarantine plans” would include scenarios such as planning to stay with elderly family members or failing to have a set destination.