the U.S. will reopen land borders in November

The U.S. will end a 19-month long freeze next month

The United States will end a 19-month long freeze due to the Covid-19 pandemic next month by reopening its land borders. It was noticed that vehicle, rail, and ferry travel between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico had been limited to only crucial travel like trade in the initial period of the pandemic. The new rules will be announced on Wednesday. In early November the new rules allow foreign nationals to enter the country and by mid-January, even crucial travelers looking to set foot in the country will require to be immunized.

The new policy was shown by the senior administrative officials late Tuesday with the understanding of secrecy to talk regarding the formal statements. Both Mexico and Canada have leaned on the U.S. for months to reduce constraints on travel due to which families were separated and it also reduced leisure trips since the beginning of the pandemic. The newest move comes after last month’s statement that the US will end country-based travel bans for air travel, and instead need vaccination for foreign nationals looking to enter by plane. According to the officials, both policies will come into effect by early November and they did not identify a particular date.

The New Rules

 The new rules apply to legal entry to the U.S. officials warned that those looking to enter  the country illegally will be subject to discharge under so-called Title 42 authority, first invoked by former President Donald Trump, which has drawn judgments from immigration prescribe for eliminating migrants before they seek shelter. The U.S. was carrying the policy as cramped conditions in border patrol ease show a COVID-19 risk said by one of the officials.

 Officials argue that those looking to travel in the country by vehicle, rail, and ferry will be questioned about their vaccination status as part of the standard U.S. customs and Border Protection admission process. At officers’ preference travelers will have their evidence of vaccination proved in a secondary screening process. Unlike air travel, evidence of a negative Covid-19 test is needed before boarding a flight to enter the country but no testing will be needed to enter the country by land or sea, provided the travelers meet the vaccination demand.

The U.S. will take those who have been immunized with any of the vaccines certified by the World Health for Organization (WHO) which means the AstraZeneca vaccine, used in Canada will be accepted said Centres Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC was still functioning for admitting those who gained doses of two different vaccines, as was common in Canada. Also, Officials argue the delay in the vaccination demand for crucial cross-border travel is suggest to give truck drivers and others extra time to get a shot and reduce potential economic disturbance from the vaccination mandate.

Nevertheless, the new procedures move toward a policy based on the risk profiles of the individuals, instead of less-targeted country-based bans. Also, the vaccination requirements for foreign nationals come as the White House has proceeded to introduce sweeping vaccination-or-testing essentials affecting 100 million people in the U.S. in an effort to motivate holdouts to get shots.

To sum up, the U.S. Department of Labor finished the initial draft of an emergency regulation that wants employers of 100 workers or more to demand their employees be vaccinated against Covid-19 or tested weekly on Tuesday and the Office of Management and Budget is now discussing the order before its implementation. Also, Mexico has not put in place any Covid-19 entry procedures for travelers and Canada permits entry of immunized individuals with evidence of vaccination against Covid-19 as well as evidence of a negative test directed within 72 hours of entry to the country.