Canada-U.S. border clearance restrictions extend Trudeau expects to resume international travel in June

　　China News Service, Toronto, April 20 (Reporter Yu Ruidong) The border passage restriction order between Canada and the United States will be extended for another month to May 21.

　　Canadian Federal Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair announced this unsurprising decision on April 20 through social networking platforms.

　　Canada and the United States have the longest land border in the world, nearly 9,000 kilometers.

In response to the new crown epidemic, the two countries have banned "non-essential cross-border travel" for tourism and leisure purposes since March 21 last year, and trade exchanges will not be affected.

　　Canada has also extended the entry restrictions for international travelers from countries and regions other than the United States.

　　Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the media in Ottawa on the 20th that he hopes to have an international trip in June this year, so that he can go to the UK to attend the G7 summit.

　　Trudeau said that he is ready to make an appointment for the new crown vaccine in Ottawa's pharmacy.

He also called on the public to be vaccinated as soon as possible.

　　Ontario, where Ottawa is located, began to open the AstraZeneca vaccine for residents over 40 years old in pharmacies from the 20th.

　　Trudeau also responded to the media that the Canadian government is paying attention to the relevant situation to decide whether to suspend flights from certain countries or regions such as India, so as to curb the worsening of the epidemic.

　　Some provinces in Canada with severe epidemics have already implemented or are preparing to implement inter-provincial or inter-city travel restrictions.

Ontario has set up road checkpoints between the neighboring provinces of Manitoba and Quebec to restrict travelers from entering the province for "non-essential purposes."

British Columbia plans to implement traffic control in the near future to restrict leisure travel between different health bureau jurisdictions; the province also requires the tourism industry to prohibit room bookings for foreign tourists.

　　As of the evening of April 20, the cumulative number of reported cases in Canada was approximately 1.139 million, with an increase of 7276 in a single day; approximately 1.027 million recovered cases, 23,713 deaths, and 87,872 active cases.