US-Canada Border to Remain Closed for Another Month

US to keep southern border with Mexico closed

Signs showing closed lanes at the U.S.-Canada border crossing in Lacolle, Quebec, on March 18, 2020. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP

The U.S.-Canada border, the longest in the world, will remain closed for another month to non-essential travel in an attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that it is an extension on an existing agreement, meaning the border restrictions will remain in place until July 21 even as the two nations continue to reopen. The two nations agreed in March to close the border to only necessary travel.