Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced sweeping measures as the U.S.'s northern neighbor braced for the pandemic.
As the coronavirus threat continued to spread across the globe, Canada took sweeping measures Monday to fight the threat, restricting entry into the country of most noncitizens but not, at least for a time, Americans.
, Trudeau said that the measures were necessary because “our first preoccupation is, and always will be, the health of Canadians.“Sign up for the latest news, best stories and what they mean for you, plus answers to your questions.Advertisement He did not specify which further steps are being contemplated, though he left open the possibility that more stringent restrictions might be imposed on travel between the United States and Canada. About 13 million American citizens traveled to Canada in 2019.
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