Toronto Had Over 50 Flights With COVID-19 Cases On Board In The Last 2 Weeks

From within Canada and all over the world.
Contributor

Flights from within Canada and all over the world are passing through Toronto with confirmed COVID-19 cases on board.

In fact, over 50 have either landed or departed from Pearson Airport in just two weeks.

This includes 23 international flights and 32 domestic flights, according to the government's database.

Editor's Choice: 3 Toronto Hospitals Are Dealing With COVID-19 Outbreaks Right Now

55 Toronto flights with infected passengers in the last two weeks

The domestic routes with the most frequent exposure are ones that travel between two urban centres, such as Vancouver to Toronto, or Calgary to Toronto.

International flights with infected passengers on board included destinations like India, Poland, Germany, Mexico, and more.

Last month, over 70 flights with confirmed cases landed in Canada.

If you've travelled into Canada from abroad, you are still expected to undergo 14 days of mandatory quarantine.

However, after conducting a study at Pearson Airport, Air Canada says that this mandatory quarantine should become test-based instead.

  • Abby Neufeld was a writer at Narcity Canada. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English and Professional Communications at the University of Victoria. Her past work has been published in The Toronto Star, Bitch Media, Canadian Dimension, This Magazine, and more. In 2019, Abby co-founded The New Twenties, an environmentally-focused literary and arts magazine.

Judge quashes Alberta separation petition

Judge quashes Alberta separation petition, Smith calls ruling 'anti-democratic'

WestJet is hiring for these jobs at Canadian airports that get you travel perks

Even if you don't have to travel for work, you get these travel perks! ✈️

I recently moved away and I need to be honest about Canada's tipping culture

Having worked in restaurants, I've seen both sides 🫣

What we know about hantavirus so far

What we know about hantavirus now that people linked to outbreak are back in Canada

About 6,200 public servants apply to retire early

Around 6,200 public servants apply for early retirement as deadline looms