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The U.S. is closing the border with Canada by mutual consent, President Trump announced. The virus has now infected quite 200,000 people in a minimum of 144 countries.

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In a further plan to slow the spread of the virus in America, where it's now claimed quite 100 lives, President Trump announced on Wednesday that the border with Canada was being closed to all or any but essential traffic.

Canada had already closed its borders to most foreigners — but not Americans — in an effort to stay the virus cornered .

The advance Wednesday would allow trade to continue, but would restrict flights and border crossings for things like vacations.

Mr. Trump had warned in recent days that closing the northern border was on the table.

In a press conference in the week , he discouraged discretionary travel and said that, “we have very strong emergency powers when it involves something like this, both on the southern and therefore the northern borders.”

On Tuesday, Mr. Trump said that trade wouldn't be impacted should the borders close. “We just signed our deal — the U.S.M.C.A. — and therefore the relationship is extremely strong,” he told reporters at the White House.