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-From The Associated Press, last updated 7:10 am ET

WATCH | Canadians with mixed vaccine doses remain in travel limbo:
Canadians with mixed vaccine doses remain in travel limbo
The United States says it will allow travelers with WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccines, including AstraZeneca, but Canadians who have received mixed doses remain in limbo as to what the new rules mean to them . 2:01


Commuters line up to the United States at the San Ysidro transit port in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on Wednesday. (Guillermo Arias / AFP / Getty Images)
As of Thursday morning, more than 239.2 million cases of COVID-19 had been reported worldwide, according to a tool from Johns Hopkins University. The death toll worldwide was over 4.8 million.

In the Americas, besieged business owners and families separated by job function email database a non-essential travel ban are celebrating after the Biden administration announced it would reopen U.S. land borders next month.

Travel across the land borders of Canada and Mexico has been largely limited to workers whose jobs are deemed essential. New rules will allow fully vaccinated foreign nationals to enter the United States for any reason starting in early November.

Unlike air travel, where proof of a negative COVID-19 test is required before boarding a flight to enter the United States, no testing will be required to enter the United States by land or sea. , provided that travelers meet the vaccination requirements.