Canada closing borders to non-citizens, Americans exempted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is closing his country's borders to anyone not a citizen or a permanent resident or American amid the coronavirus pandemicTORONTO -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he will close the country's borders to anyone not a citizen, an American or a permanent resident — and even they have to self-isolate for 14 days on arrival — due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Let me be clear: If you are abroad, now is the time to come home,” the prime minister said. Trudeau said the exemption for Americans, despite the rapid rise of cases in the U.S., was due to “the level of integration of our two economies." It is the only land border that Canada shares with another country. “They’re afraid he is going to close the border, and so they’re trying to get back to Canada before that happens,” Wills said.

Source: ABC News March 16, 2020 17:56 UTC