Latin America's largest airline files for US bankruptcy

 

 The United States government extended a ban on non-essential travel along its borders with Canada and Mexico on Friday to combat the spread of COVID-19, despite pressure to remove that restriction.

 Through their political representatives, the US border communities - which depend on buyers from Mexico and Canada - called on the administration of President Joe Biden to lift the ban. For its part, Canada recently began allowing the entry of Americans vaccinated against the coronavirus.

 However, the Department of Homeland Security tweeted on Friday that restrictions on non-essential travel are still necessary to minimize the spread of COVID-19, especially the delta variant of the virus. The department extended the ban until at least September 21.