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Qatar is to drop pre-arrival Covid tests before the World Cup, the health ministry said on Wednesday, weeks after announcing that the million-plus incoming fans do not need vaccinations. The latest relaxation in anti-Covid measures will…

IMAGE: Last week, Qatar eased its mask rules and now only requires masks for people visiting healthcare facilities. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters World Cup host Qatar has scrapped a requirement for visitors to obtain a negative…

Canada is scrapping its pre-arrival COVID-19 testing requirement for fully vaccinated travellers, the federal government announced on Thursday. Starting April 1, vaccinated travellers won’t need to track down a COVID-19 test in the…

The federal government is expected to announce as soon as tomorrow that travellers entering Canada will no longer have to take a pre-arrival COVID-19 test, CBC News has learned. Sources with knowledge of the matter confirm Canada is…

Canada is expected to announce an end to pre-arrival COVID-19 testing for vaccinated travellers, two federal government sources told Global News. The requirement will be dropped by the end of March, the sources said. The formal…

Travel agents are being flooded with requests from Canadians eager to book vacations now that the federal government has said it will drop pre-arrival PCR tests for fully vaccinated travellers as of Feb. 28 Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos…

Canada will eliminate its pre-arrival COVID-19 PCR test requirements for fully vaccinated travellers at the end of the month, officials say. “Today I’m announcing we are easing our border measures,” federal Health Minister Jean-Yves…

Fully vaccinated travellers entering Canada will no longer have to take a pre-arrival molecular test — such as a PCR — as of Feb. 28, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced Tuesday. Travellers will still be required to take a…