New Delhi: Canada no longer requires passengers traveling without hention of India to get Covid tests performed within 18 hours prior to departure.
Starting Friday, it also put an end to the need for testing of third countries for those coming one by one from India.
This means that people who are traveling, say, India to Canada through the Gulf / European / US no longer need to be tested in transit countries before taking a flight that connected to their destination.
To be sure, Canada continues to require all travelers, unless specifically excepted, has a molecular test results of pre-departure valid negative taken within 72 hours prior to scheduled flight to Canada.
Canada has on 27 September 2021, allowing the resumption of direct flights from India, more than five months after suspending the same thing for the second wave of deadly Covid here, with the more stringent testing norms.
Nonstops, and continue to, from Delhi.
And passengers need to get results covid molecular-19 negative pre-departure from the tests conducted in the laboratory Genestry Delhi Airport within 18 hours before scheduled departure.
These stringent requirements running now and the steps that can pave the way for direct flights between more cities and Canada India because currently only nonstop to and from Delhi allowed.
“Effective January 28, 2022, we remove the test requirement Covid-19 Covid-19 modified for the traveler on direct flights to Canada from India and Morocco, and the requirements for the testing of a third country for travelers on an indirect route to Canada from countries this from these countries, “Transport Canada tweeted on Friday.
In a statement, the Canadian government say from January 28, 2022, remove the pre-departure test requirements were modified for the tourists who come to Canada on a direct or indirect flights from India or Morocco.
“Tourists from these countries will no longer be required to obtain test covid-19 pre-departure negative legitimate third countries.
All travelers who enter Canada is now subject to the test requirements of pre-entries are the same, regardless of the country of their departure,” he said.
Statement of the Canadian government added that “because of the travelers arriving in Canada by air may be tested for Covid-19 before leaving the airport, they are strongly encouraged to pre-register with the provider of testing before traveling.
Pre-registration will help reduce congestion at airports and the processing time for the traveler in a bustling area.
Registration on arrival takes about 15 minutes, while the test itself takes 2-4 minutes to tourists who have registered in advance.
Pre-registration for the test had no impact on the election to the test.
“the government Canada continues to advise Canadians to avoid non-essential travel abroad this time.
“All tourists are eligible to enter Canada must complete molecular molecular tests mandatory pre-departure unless excluded.
The test antigen is not acceptable,” the statement added.