By David Shepardson
https://www.reuters.com/journalists/david-shepardson
The United States’ land borders between Canada and Mexico will remain closed to all non-essential travel until Nov. 21, the U.S. Homeland Security Department said Monday.
The extension comes as the United States remains one of the worst-affected countries in the world and is reporting the second-highest number of new cases daily.
“To continue to limit the spread of COVID, the U.S., Mexico, and Canada will extend the restrictions on non-essential travel through Nov. 21. We are working closely with Mexico and Canada to identify safe criteria to ease the restrictions in the future and support our border communities,” said U.S. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf on Twitter.
Mexico’s foreign ministry also confirmed that the measures will remain in place and unchanged until Nov. 21.
Canada’s Public Safety Minister Bill Blair earlier disclosed the latest one-month extension on Twitter, confirming a policy put in place in March to control the spread of COVID-19.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada-border/u-s-borders-with-canada-mexico-to-stay-closed-to-non-essential-travel-until-nov-21-idUSKBN2741VM