U.S. will keep Covid travel restrictions at Canada, Mexico land borders through June 21
Source: CNBC
PUBLISHED THU, MAY 20 202112:15 PM EDT UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
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The Biden administration said it will continue to enforce coronavirus-related restrictions on nonessential travel across U.S. land borders through June 21.
Essential trade and travel will still be permitted, the Department of Homeland Security said in a tweet.
The administration’s decision to keep the restrictions in place for another month was announced amid a decline in Covid infections and deaths in the U.S.
The U.S. will continue to enforce coronavirus-related restrictions on nonessential travel across U.S. land borders through June 21, the Biden administration announced on Thursday.
“We’re working closely with Canada & Mexico to safely ease restrictions as conditions improve,” the Department of Homeland Security said on Twitter.
Essential trade and travel will still be permitted, the DHS tweeted.
It was unclear from the DHS tweet if the agency anticipated easing those restrictions immediately after June 21, or if it would merely reassess the need for those limits at that time. DHS did not immediately respond to requests for clarification.
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