Canada and the United States are set to extend a ban on
non-essential travel to late July as both countries seek to control the spread
of the coronavirus, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
Washington and Ottawa introduced month-long restrictions in
March and renewed them in April and May. The ban, currently due to expire on
June 21, does not affect trade.
Canadian and U.S. sources said although the governments had
not yet taken a final decision, a further extension was highly likely.
“It’s going to be a clean rollover” on June 21, said a U.S.
source who requested anonymity given the sensitivity of the situation. “We will
want to look at it again in July.”
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was not immediately
available for comment.
Data show that while the outbreak is slowing across the 10
Canadian provinces, new cases show little sign of abating in Toronto and
Montreal, the country’s two largest cities.
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