TORONTO – The U.S. and Canada have agreed to temporarily close their shared border to nonessential travel, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday as the two nations work to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump made the announcement on Twitter, saying the decision would not affect the flow of trade between the countries. “We will be, by mutual consent, temporarily closing our Northern Border with Canada to non-essential traffic,” Trump tweeted.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story is below: Canada and the United States are working out the details of a mutual ban on nonessential travel between the two countries amid the new coronavirus pandemic, a Canadian official said.