US reopens borders, families tearfully reunited, after 20 months of Covid-19 restrictions


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Anxious travellers and their relatives have rejoiced, wept and breathed sighs of relief as the US reopened to vaccinated visitors, ending 20 months of Covid-19 restrictions that separated families, hobbled tourism and strained diplomatic ties. From Rainbow Bridge at the US-Canada border to Mexico’s Tijuana crossing at San Ysidro, California, cars, motor homes and masked pedestrians clogged entry points on November 8 from before dawn for eagerly anticipated reunions. At airports and other US ports of entry, reunited relatives hugged as many met for the first time since the coronavirus swept the globe, leaving more than five million people dead...