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The White House says it has no immediate plan to tighten the border with Canada again after new COVID-19 cases involving the omicron variant.
A presidential spokesperson was asked during Tuesday’s daily briefing whether new cross-border travel restrictions were being considered.
“The president’s decisions related to travel restrictions will be based on the recommendations of his health and medical team. They have not advised that to this point,” Jen Psaki told reporters during the briefing, delivered
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