Beginning Wednesday only Canadian citizens will be allowed to enter the country, and international flights will be restricted to just four airports.
No one with symptoms of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, will be allowed into the country, regardless of citizenship.
Schools are cancelled for most students across the country and workers everywhere are being told to work from home.
The federal government is preparing a stimulus package to help guard against the negative economic impacts of the pandemic.
Dave is joined by National Post reporter Ryan Tumilty.
