U.S. extended travel restrictions on the borders with Canada, Mexico

Two closed Canadian border checkpoints are seen at the U.S.-Canada border crossing at the Thousand Islands Bridge in Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada, March 19, 2020. /Reuters

Restrictions on non-essential travel at U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will be extended through August 21, Canada and the United States announced on Thursday.

"Canada and the United States have agreed to extend the current border measures by one month until August 21, and we're going to keep working closely with our American neighbors to keep people safe on both sides of the border," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a news conference.

Earlier, acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf announced the 30-day extension on Twitter saying"close collaboration with our neighbors has allowed us to respond to #COVID19 in a North American approach and slow the travel-related spread of the virus."