Justin Trudea, the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada took totwitter and tweeted in a thread of tweets information that the traveller mustkeep in their mind before travelling to Canada.
Trudeau in a series of tweets writes, "Update: Ifyou’re flying back into Canada, you’ll need to show a negative PCR test resultbefore you board the plane - and as of today, you’ll need to take another PCRtest when you land. You’ll then have to wait at an approved hotel, at your ownexpense, for your test results."
PCR test here stands for Polymerase chain reaction test.It is used to detect the presence of an antigen, rather than the presence ofthe body's immune response, or antibodies.
Trudeau added, "If your results come back negative,you’ll be able to quarantine at home. This quarantine is mandatory and will beenforced. If your test results come back positive for COVID-19, you’ll berequired to immediately quarantine in designated government facilities."
In another tweet, he carried forward the information,"If you’re returning through our land border, you’ll also need to take aPCR test when you arrive. This is on top of the negative test result you mustshow from the 72 hours before your arrival. Toward the end of your 14-dayquarantine, you’ll be required to take another PCR test."
Trudeau concluded his tweet thread by mentioning thatwhether a person is returning to Canada by land or air, they will need tosubmit their travel details and contact information through the ArriveCan appbefore they arrive.
"You must also submit a suitable quarantine plan. Formore on the measures now in place, click here: http://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid,"he added.