Canada-US border closure extended another month

| September 18, 2020 in COVID-19

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The closure of the US-Canada border will be extended another month as the COVID-19 crisis rolls on, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has announced.

It will now remain closed until Oct. 21, though the closure is likely to be extended again as in the past.

Blair explained: "We will continue to base our decisions on the best public health advice available to keep Canadians safe."

The border remains open for essential services.

It was first closed in March.

The US has confirmed over 6.6 million cases of COVID-19 since the disease spread to the country from China. 

Nearly 200,000 people in the US have died after contracting COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Canada has confirmed over 140,000 cases and reported over 9,000 deaths linked to the disease. 

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