U.S. border restrictions for Canada, Mexico renewed until Aug. 21

U.S. onshore borders with Canada and Mexico volition stay closed to non-essential question until astatine slightest Aug. 21, the U.S. Homeland Security Department said connected Wednesday.

The 30-day hold came aft Canada announced Monday it volition commencement allowing fully-vaccinated U.S. visitors into the state connected Aug. 9 for non-essential question arsenic the menace from the COVID-19 pandemic fades.

Canadian officials announced connected Monday the state volition beryllium lifting borderline restrictions for afloat vaccinated American travellers. Those caller rules volition instrumentality effect connected Aug. 9 but the existing restrictions stay successful spot until then.

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When that time comes, American travellers who are afloat vaccinated won’t person to quarantine upon arrival, and the government-approved edifice quarantine programme volition besides beryllium axed.

They will, however, beryllium taxable to COVID-19 investigating and volition beryllium required to supply impervious of vaccination by mode of the ArriveCAN smartphone app oregon web portal. Post-travel trial results volition nary longer beryllium necessary.

More to come.

— With files from Global News.