<p>US land borders with Canada and Mexico are expected to remain closed to non-essential travel until Dec. 21 at the earliest amid a rising number of US coronavirus cases, officials in Washington and Ottawa told Reuters.</p>.<p>The current restrictions expire on Saturday and the three countries are expected to approve another 30-day extension, the official said on Wednesday. The United States leads the world in Covid-19 cases and deaths.</p>.<p><strong><a href="www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-world-coronavirus-vaccine-karnataka-maharashtra-tamil-nadu-delhi-kerala-gujarat-bengal-bengaluru-mumbai-new-delhi-chennai-kolkata-cases-deaths-recoveries-Covid-19-vaccine-pfizer-moderna-AstraZeneca-Oxford-91736">For latest updates on Coronavirus outbreak, click here</a></strong></p>.<p>The restrictions were first put in place in March to control the spread of Covid-19 and have been extended on a monthly basis ever since.</p>.<p>In Ottawa, a Canadian government source said the travel restrictions in place at the Canada-US land border would remain in effect for at least another month.</p>.<p>A US Department of Homeland Security official told Reuters the agency was "continuing to look at appropriate public health criteria for a future re-evaluation of existing restrictions".</p>.<p>The restrictions are particularly painful for US and Canadian towns along the border that are tightly intertwined.</p>.<p>Statistics Canada said earlier that US visits to Canada by automobile had plummeted by more than 95% in August from August 2019.</p>
<p>US land borders with Canada and Mexico are expected to remain closed to non-essential travel until Dec. 21 at the earliest amid a rising number of US coronavirus cases, officials in Washington and Ottawa told Reuters.</p>.<p>The current restrictions expire on Saturday and the three countries are expected to approve another 30-day extension, the official said on Wednesday. The United States leads the world in Covid-19 cases and deaths.</p>.<p><strong><a href="www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-world-coronavirus-vaccine-karnataka-maharashtra-tamil-nadu-delhi-kerala-gujarat-bengal-bengaluru-mumbai-new-delhi-chennai-kolkata-cases-deaths-recoveries-Covid-19-vaccine-pfizer-moderna-AstraZeneca-Oxford-91736">For latest updates on Coronavirus outbreak, click here</a></strong></p>.<p>The restrictions were first put in place in March to control the spread of Covid-19 and have been extended on a monthly basis ever since.</p>.<p>In Ottawa, a Canadian government source said the travel restrictions in place at the Canada-US land border would remain in effect for at least another month.</p>.<p>A US Department of Homeland Security official told Reuters the agency was "continuing to look at appropriate public health criteria for a future re-evaluation of existing restrictions".</p>.<p>The restrictions are particularly painful for US and Canadian towns along the border that are tightly intertwined.</p>.<p>Statistics Canada said earlier that US visits to Canada by automobile had plummeted by more than 95% in August from August 2019.</p>