The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that it is extending nonessential travel restrictions for Canada and Mexico again, this time until Sept. 21.
The extension comes less than two weeks after Canada opened its land and ferry borders to the U.S. Since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, the US has extended restrictions every month. Its last restriction had been extended through Aug. 21.
“To minimize the spread of #COVID19, including the Delta variant, the United States is extending restrictions on non-essential travel at our land and ferry crossings with Canada and Mexico through September 21, while continuing to ensure the flow of essential trade and travel,” DHS tweeted Friday morning.
The restriction won’t prevent U.S. citizens and permanent residents from returning home, and it only applies to land and ferry travel.
As of Friday, Michigan had 925,377 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 20,076 deaths. According to John Hopkins University, the US currently accounts for about one-fifth of the world's new COVID-19 cases.
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