Restrictions on border travel between the United States and Canada have been extended until May 21, 2021

DETROIT Travel restrictions between the United States and Canada have been extended for another month.

The border between the US and Canada has been closed for non-important travel since March 2020.

In December 2020, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the ban on non-essential travel with the United States would not be lifted until COVID-19 around the world is significantly more under control.

READ: Canada: US border measures must last until COVID is under control

For people who cannot see their loved ones on either side of the border, frustration reaches a new level.

“You can go and look at your family members and other countries, as we are stuck,” said Katerina St. Louis said. “We have friends there we haven’t seen in a year.”

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The past year has been a bit of a nightmare for St. Louis. Louis. Since the border restrictions were introduced in March 2020, St. Louis and many others do not travel across the border, although other forms of travel are allowed.

‘I have a family in St. Louis. Clair Shores. I can not get in my car and go alone to see my family, ”said St. Louis said. ‘But I can get on a plane through Toronto with thousands of people to fly to Detroit. Like, does it make sense? ‘

But is the flight worth the headache that follows?

“If we’re flying anywhere, we’ll have to pay $ 2,000 to be tested again when we fly to Toronto,” he said. Louis said. “We have to pay $ 2,000 to stay in this hotel for three days.”

Finally, she was also concerned about her fellow Canadian’s access to the vaccine.

“You take in two and a half million people a day,” said St. Louis said. “We have only vaccinated four million people so far. Like, I do not understand. ”

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The Public Health Agency of Canada on Wednesday released the following statement: