Canadian Government said that it would temporarily bar passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days starting from Thursday.
This decision is a part of stricter measures to combat the spread of the Covid-19.
This ban does not affect cargo flights.
On Thursday India recorded the world’s highest number of 314,835 daily Covid-19 cases amid oxygen shortage.
Indian citizens accounted for 20% of all international arrivals in Canada.
Indians represented over 50% of the positive tests conducted by Canadian airport officials.
According to Patty Hajdu from Canadian Health Minister, “By eliminating direct travel from these countries, public health experts will have the time to evaluate the ongoing epidemiology of that region and to reassess the situation”.
