Mr. Speaker, China, Iran, Italy and South Korea have all been designated as high-risk areas and the WHO is now declaring COVID-19 a pandemic.
While screening measures when entering Canada or travelling within Canada still have not been updated, the WHO is asking countries to take urgent and aggressive measures.
The government has the ability under the Quarantine Act to require all individuals who have visited high-risk areas to be placed in quarantine. When will it use it?