For months, IATA has been warning governments that the costs of COVID tests may impede the restart of the travel industry. Now comes a report about a couple from Ohio, who says that the cost of COVID-19 tests, a requirement to cross the Canada-U.S. border, is keeping them from visiting their favourite spots in Ohio this summer. Michael and Cindy Fanderys have enjoyed visiting family in Ontario ever since they were young, but the high cost of testing has become an obstacle for their frequent trips. While fully vaccinated, Americans must also provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of arrival. "In some countries, the cost is something like $200 American dollars to come in," said Dr. David Edward-Ooi Poon, founder of Faces of Advocacy, a group which advocates for cross-border families to be reunited amid the pandemic. "There probably are quite a number of Americans that feel that spending $300 — about $150 per person - to get that COVID-19 test is quite, quite an expense," said Michael Fanderys.
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