US land borders with Canada and Mexico will stay closed to non-essential journey till a minimum of July 21, the US Homeland Safety Division mentioned on Sunday.
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The 30-day extension got here after Canada introduced its personal extension on Friday of the necessities that have been set to run out on Monday and have been in place since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The US authorities held working-group conferences with Canada and Mexico final week.
Homeland Safety mentioned in a press release it famous “constructive developments in current weeks and is collaborating with different
US businesses within the White Home’s professional working teams with Canada and Mexico to establish the circumstances below which restrictions could also be eased safely and sustainably.”
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