The US State Department is encouraging American travellers to reconsider trips to Canada.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a Level 3 Travel Health Notice for Canada due to a 'high level of COVID-19 in the country.'
Previously, American officials were encouraging travellers to exercise increased caution, but the notice was upgraded yesterday.
Canada is allowing US travellers to visit for non-essential reasons, but the US has not reciprocated the move as Canadians cannot cross the land border into the US as the ban on non-essential travel remains in place until at least September 21st.
However, Canadians can fly across the border, though they will have to adhere to COVID-19 procedures upon arriving in the country.
According to the latest available data, 75 percent of Canadians over the age of 12 have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 compared to 61 percent of Americans.