WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Canada and the United States have agreed to extend border constraints for another 30 days to help manage the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated on Saturday.
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shows up for a news conference at the Rideau Home, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 16,2020 REUTERS/Blair Gable
Washington and Ottawa agreed last month to secure down on non-essential travel while enabling trade to continue throughout their long shared frontier throughout the coronavirus outbreak.
The limitations were due to end next week. Trudeau stated the arrangement is the same, and he expected deliveries of medical supplies such as masks to continue to cross the border.
President Donald Trump issued a memorandum this month that directed federal agencie