1.2% of travellers test positive for COVID-19

1.2% of travellers test positive for COVID-19

March 12, 2021 5:52 pm MST.

Just a tiny percentage of the travellers who have arrived in Canada since the hotel quarantine policy began have actually tested positive for COVID-19. As Mark McAllister reports, the new rule may have more to do with optics than science.

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