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May 14, 2021 5:34 PM -
The number of planes landing in Canada carrying passengers with COVID-19 was cut by more than half in the two weeks after the federal government barred incoming flights from India and Pakistan on April 22nd.
Transport Canada announced April 22 that direct flights from the countries would be halted for 30 days after high numbers of passengers were testing positive for the virus after landing.
Health Canada data posted online show between April 10th and 23rd, 135 international flights arrived with at least one passenger who had COVID-19.
36 of those were direct flights from India and 2 were from Pakistan.
Between April 24th and May 7th, the total number fell to 56 flights, including a dozen from the United States and eight from Europe.
