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5.58pm BST
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau said the United States and Canada have agreed to keep the border closed to non-essential travel for another 30 days in his daily update on the nation’s coronavirus response.
“Canada and the United States have agreed to extend by another 30 days the border measures that are currently in place,” Trudeau said. “This is an important decision and one that will keep people on both sides of the border safe.”
5.13pm BST
“We are today signing an executive order allowing people to get their marriage licenses remotely and also allowing clerks to perform ceremonies over video,” the secretary to the New York governor says. “So if that’s an avenue people want to go down, it will be available to them.”
“Video marriage ceremonies,” Cuomo says with a smile. “There is now no excuse when the question comes up for marriage. No excuse. You can do it by Zoom. Yes or no.” Continue reading...