Canada promulgates policies beneficial to international students 3
At 4:00 p.m. on March 20 (Ontario time), the Ontario Ministry of Health announced the expansion of insurance coverage for provincial residents to control Covid-19.
`The health and well-being of Ontarians will continue to be the number one priority of the provincial government. That’s why,` said Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health of Ontario.
Previously, Ontario announced that people whose OHIP cards are about to expire or have expired will continue to receive health services as usual.
Health insurance card in Ontario.
In British Columbia, Medical Services Plan (MSP) health insurance will continue to be extended for people whose cards have expired.
Thus, international students in Ontario absolutely do not have to worry about medical costs related to Covid-19, whether you participate in OHIP or not.
On March 20, the Government of Canada announced additional exemptions from travel restrictions for people with work and study permits and people with letters of confirmation of permanent residence (COPR).
These exemption instructions will be announced in detail next week, so people with temporary exemptions should not come to Canada at this time.
In addition to pre-departure health screening procedures, all individuals entering from abroad must quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in Canada.
According to Globalnews, by 9:00 p.m. on March 20 (Ontario time), Canada had recorded 1,044 positive cases of Covid-19, of which 13 people died.
According to a previous statement by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, all people must absolutely practice `social distancing`, specifically keeping a minimum distance of 2 m from everyone who is not a member of the public.
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