US border reopening: Families reunite for the first time since the Covid-19 restrictions were imposed

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Updated On Nov 09, 2021 06:35 pm IST

The United States reopened its borders to double vaccinated visitors from a long list of countries including Mexico, Canada and most of Europe from Monday, November 8.

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People who have been away from their loved ones for more than a year and a half, finally reunited and exchanged hugs and kisses after the United States finally lifted travel restrictions. In this photo, people applaud and take pictures as a women greets her boyfriend after he arrived from France at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark. (AP)

Updated on Nov 09, 2021 06:35 pm IST

People who have been away from their loved ones for more than a year and a half, finally reunited and exchanged hugs and kisses after the United States finally lifted travel restrictions. In this photo, people applaud and take pictures as a women greets her boyfriend after he arrived from France at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark. (AP)

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A women greets her son, Joost Wagenaar, after she flew from the Netherlands at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, 2021. (AP)

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A women greets her son, Joost Wagenaar, after she flew from the Netherlands at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, 2021. (AP)

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The United States will accept visitors who have been fully vaccinated with any of the shots approved for emergency use by the World Health Organisation, not just those in use in the US. (AP)

Updated on Nov 09, 2021 06:35 pm IST

The United States will accept visitors who have been fully vaccinated with any of the shots approved for emergency use by the World Health Organisation, not just those in use in the US. (AP)

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Arriving from a London flight, an elderly women from Scotland hugs her son and granddaughter who she was meeting for the first time, as the United States reopens air and land borders to Covid-19 vaccinated travellers.(REUTERS)

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Arriving from a London flight, an elderly women from Scotland hugs her son and granddaughter who she was meeting for the first time, as the United States reopens air and land borders to Covid-19 vaccinated travellers.(REUTERS)

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An elderly couple greet each other at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.(REUTERS)

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An elderly couple greet each other at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.(REUTERS)

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American citizens and permanent residents were always allowed to enter the United States but the travel bans grounded tourists, thwarted business travellers and often separated families.(REUTERS)

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American citizens and permanent residents were always allowed to enter the United States but the travel bans grounded tourists, thwarted business travellers and often separated families.(REUTERS)

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The United States is allowing air travel from a series of countries from which it has been restricted since the early days of the pandemic, as long as the traveller has proof of vaccination and a negative Covid-19 test result. Those crossing land borders from Mexico or Canada will require proof of vaccination but no test.(REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 09, 2021 06:35 pm IST

The United States is allowing air travel from a series of countries from which it has been restricted since the early days of the pandemic, as long as the traveller has proof of vaccination and a negative Covid-19 test result. Those crossing land borders from Mexico or Canada will require proof of vaccination but no test.(REUTERS)

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