US to reopen land borders with Canada and Mexico in November

The United States' neighbours have been pressing it to ease restrictions on nonessential travel that have separated families during the pandemic

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The US will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel in November, ending a 19-month freeze due to the Covid-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Vehicle, rail and ferry travel between the US and Canada and Mexico has been largely restricted to essential travel, such as trade, since the earliest days of the pandemic.