President Trump Announces on Twitter: Shared U.S.-Canada Border to Temporarily Close to 'Non-Essential Traffic'

WASHINGTON, D.C. - An announcement came out Wednesday morning that the U.S. and Canada have agreed to temporarily close their shared border to nonessential travel. Anyone from the Riverbend/Edwardsville/Glen Carbon region wishing to cross the border will not be able to do so at the moment.

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President Trump announced the news on Twitter about the plan of the two nations to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Trump wrote on Twitter: "We will be, by mutual consent, temporarily closing our Northern Border with Canada to non-essential traffic."

President said the U.S.-Canada decision will not affect trade flow between the two nations.

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