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COVID-19

Canada spending $192M to prepare for COVID-19 vaccine: Trudeau

Mar 23, 2020 | 8:29 AM

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is spending $192 million on developing and producing vaccines for the novel coronavirus.
He says being prepared to mass-produce a vaccine, no matter who creates it, will be essential for suppressing COVID-19 in Canada in the long run.
Trudeau also announced multiple new flights to bring stranded Canadians home from abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trudeau says Air Transat, WestJet and Sunwing airlines all have flights planned this week.
He says two Air Canada flights are to reach Canadians in Morocco in the coming days.
An Air Canada flight to Spain is also confirmed, while Air Transat has been cleared for two flights to Honduras and one each to Ecuador, El Salvador and Guatemala.
Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Twitter earlier today that the government has also arranged for three new flights from Peru.