OTTAWA – The longest international border in the world, between Canada and the US, will remain closed until January 21 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said Justin Trudeau yesterday.
“Canada and the US agreed today to keep our shared border closed until January 21,” the Canadian prime minister told a press conference.
The border was initially closed in March to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The closure has been renewed monthly since then. Only trade in goods and merchandise, and essential travel are allowed.
A second wave of Covid-19 infections in Canada – with a total of nearly 450,000 cases reported as of yesterday – has forced several regions to reintroduce pandemic measures.
The US is the worst-affected country in the world, with almost 300,000 deaths from more than 15.7 million cases. – AFP, December 12, 2020
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