 Transport Minister Oma Algarbara says Canada has extended its ban on passenger flight from India and Pakistan by 30 days to June 21 as part of a campaign to fight COVID-19. Algarbara says Canada has seen a significant reduction in coronavirus infections among arriving airline passengers since Ottawa first announced the ban on April 22 as a number of cases in India soared. The move does not affect cargo flights. As vaccinations pick up across Canada, the number of daily new cases have dropped by 25 per cent since last week and it's now averages around 5,000 Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Howard Ndo told the briefing.