US Keeps Ban On Nonessential Border Crossings To Slow COVID
August 20, 2021 at 10:27 AM PDT
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The U.S. government is extending a ban on nonessential travel along the borders with Canada and Mexico to slow the spread of COVID-19 despite increasing pressure to lift the restriction.