US travel restrictions with Canada, Mexico extended through Dec 21

Xinhua | Updated: 2020-11-20 10:09

US customs vehicles stand near a sign reading that the border is closed to non-essential traffic, at the Canada-United States border crossing at the Thousand Islands Bridge, to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada Sept 28, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

WASHINGTON - US non-essential travel restrictions across its borders with Canada and Mexico will be extended through Dec 21 due to COVID-19, US Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said on Thursday.

"In order to continue to prevent the spread of COVID, the US, Mexico, & Canada will extend the restrictions on non-essential travel through Dec 21. We are working closely with Mexico & Canada to keep essential trade & travel open while also protecting our citizens from the virus," Wolf tweeted.

The border restrictions were first implemented on March 21.

More than 11.6 million confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported in the United States, with over 251,000 deaths, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.

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