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Coronavirus: Closed Canadian border leaves U.S. town landlocked from rest of country

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Canada and the United States has severely impacted Point Roberts, Washington, which is landlocked from the rest of the country.The extended coronavirus-induced border closure shut down two border crossings for the town of about 1,300 people, who must commute 25 miles through Canada to get to the rest of Washington state.“We really need that border open to survive,” said Tamra Hansen, who owns the Saltwater Cafe in Point Roberts.

U.S. border communities feel loss of Canadian tourists, shoppers and friends The economy still depends on the flow of people and resources to and from the border, which closed in March and will remain closed through at least Sept.

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