© Patrick Doyle /REUTERSCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference held to discuss the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Nov. 6, 2020.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced all Canadian travellers returning from overseas will have to take a COVID-19 PCR test at the airport, and quarantine in a designated hotel for three days at their own expense while they await results.
Those with negative test results will be able to then isolate at home, while those with positive tests will be
immediately required to quarantine in designated government facilities.
Comment: Did anyone have Canada on their "What-Country-Will-Throw-People-In-Concentration-Camps-First?" Bingo card?
Meanwhile, Italy is trying the opposite tactic. (
from RT):
The Italian government is reportedly set to announce an easing of Covid-19 restrictions in certain regions despite warnings from health experts that it is too soon to relax measures designed to control the spread of the virus.
Veneto, near Venice, Calabria in the south, and Emilia-Romagna in the north of the country are all expected to be downgraded from 'orange' to 'yellow' zones, according to local reports. The move would allow bars and restaurants to reopen, as well giving residents more freedom to move around their areas.
The World Health Organization, however, has warned that it is "too early to ease up," as there is "still [a] very high" presence of the virus in the country.
A public health expert who advises the Italian health minister has echoed this note of caution, telling AFP that Italy was "bucking the trend," while other European nations remain in lockdown and some are even considering stricter measures.
Could this be because of the
civil disobedience the fed up Italian population has been enacting as of late? WHO warnings mean little in the face of an angry mobilized populace.
And Russian Universities are going back to full-time teaching after deciding to relax restriction rules.
From RT:
Students in Russia will soon be dusting off their travelcards as the country prepares for a return to traditional, in-person teaching at universities and colleges, with Covid-19 lockdown measures due to be relaxed.
The Ministry of Education and Science announced on Friday morning that it had ordered academic chiefs to organize the reopening of classrooms and lecture halls, taking into account both local laws and the opinions of an institution's students.
"At the same time," officials said, "universities will need to take preventative measures." Specifically, they will be expected to "create conditions for hygiene by providing antiseptic handwash, ensuring the temperature-checking of everyone present, enforcing mask-wearing and social distancing, and airing classrooms during breaks." They will open their doors from February 8.
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The news comes as Russia begins to relax other pandemic-prevention measures amid a downturn in the number of positive tests. Earlier this week, students will be relieved to hear, the capital dropped its ban on nightclubs, bars, and restaurants opening past 11pm, paving the way for a resurgence of the city's nightlife.
Comment: Did anyone have Canada on their "What-Country-Will-Throw-People-In-Concentration-Camps-First?" Bingo card?
Meanwhile, Italy is trying the opposite tactic. (from RT): Could this be because of the civil disobedience the fed up Italian population has been enacting as of late? WHO warnings mean little in the face of an angry mobilized populace.
And Russian Universities are going back to full-time teaching after deciding to relax restriction rules. From RT: