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On Tuesday, the prime minister of the Canadian province of Ontario, Doug Ford, said he was “extremely disappointed” by the trip of his cabinet member amid the pandemic and urged him to return home “immediately.”
When the minister got home, after two weeks on St. Barts Island, he realized that he had made a serious mistake and resigned. In addition to the fact that he left the country, the official tried to hide this fact when he published a photo of himself with a Christmas jacket on the networks, next to the fireplace, as if to imply that he had remained at home.
Several provinces, including Ontario and Quebec, have imposed lockdowns in different regions during the Christmas season and face record daily cases during the first week of January.
“Traveling around Christmas time was a wrong decision, and again I offer my total apologies,” Phillips posted in a statement confirming his resignation.
Canada’s borders have been closed since March to foreigners, except for those whose presence on its territory is considered essential.
Until this Wednesday Canada has 571,070 cases of coronavirus registered, including 15,440 deaths.
They compare the case of a Canadian minister with that of Claudia López
The mayor of Bogotá generated criticism in recent days for having traveled abroad on vacation in the midst of the pandemic and at a time when the availability of ICU beds in Bogotá is close to 100% and that is why the doctors union asks that it be declare the red alert in the city.
Among the critics are Congressman Armando Benedetti, who called for López’s recall; the councilor of Bogotá, Andrés Forero, who pointed out that Claudia López had precisely traveled by plane, when she was the one who most “criticized” Eldorado Airport; and that of the former candidate for Mayor of Bogotá, Miguel Uribe Turbay, who compared the case of the Canadian minister with that of Claudia López, in this trill:
Ontario Finance Minister resigns for being on vacation during COVID emergency.
Meanwhile, Claudia López out for a walk in the middle of the worst peak of the pandemic taking measures without analysis.
This irresponsibility must have consequences. https://t.co/6waskw304b
– Miguel Uribe Turbay (@MiguelUribeT) January 4, 2021
For her part, Senator María Fernanda Cabal compared López on social networks with a fictitious mayor from the animated series The Simpsons.
Canada will also ask travelers to test negative for coronavirus
Canada will require travelers arriving in the country to present a negative COVID-19 test dated less than 3 days, several ministers announced during a press conference on Wednesday.
The government will “swiftly” demand an “additional measure that will require all passengers arriving in Canada to undergo a COVID-19 test” that is “negative,” said Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
“Only about 2% of all reported COVID-19 cases in Canada come from travel outside the country,” LeBlanc said.
The measure is expected to take effect “in the next few days,” he said.
This new measure comes after several cases of contamination with the new variant of the coronavirus circulating in the United Kingdom were detected in Canada last week.
Canada has suspended all flights from the United Kingdom until January 6 after the appearance of the new strain in the European country.
Travelers arriving in Canada, whether Canadian or not, are subject to a mandatory 14-day quarantine which, if breached, can be worth up to six months in prison and / or a fine of up to 750,000 Canadian dollars (587,000 US dollars).
Visits to the homes of travelers in quarantine by the Canadian authorities will also be “increased in the coming weeks” to ensure compliance with this measure.
Although “most Canadians” have followed the advice of authorities, “some still travel for non-essential reasons,” said Howard Njoo, deputy director of public health. “It is very worrying,” he added.
Colombia again demands PCR tests for travelers entering through airports
So says the resolution 2532, that would have been signed in the past December 31, 2020 by the Minister of Health, Fernando Ruiz, and whose document has not yet been officially published by that ministry.
According to Blu Radio, the measure must be followed by all travelers, including babies from the age of 0, on whom the PCR test with a negative result will be required at the airport, issued in the country of origin no more than 96 in advance. hours.
Claudia López herself applauded the measure, on her Twitter account:
I am glad that @MinSaludCol finally comply with the court order. This additional measure especially protects Bogotá given that we receive the largest number of international travelers and that a new and more contagious strain of COVID19 is already circulating in Europe. Let’s keep taking care of ourselves. https://t.co/LYnp67iJHz
– Claudia López 👍 (@ClaudiaLopez) January 4, 2021
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