U.S.-Mexico border reopens after 20 months of COVID disruption

By Lizbeth Diaz TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – Dozens of crossings at the Mexico-United States border reopened to non-essential travel on Monday after a 20-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though life is not quite back to normal yet along the 2,000 mile (3,200 kilometer) frontier. Ahead of reopening, hundreds of cars formed lines stretching back kilometers from the border at the Mexican city of Tijuana, while queues at pedestrian crossings grew steadily. Still, differing rules over coronavirus vaccines threaten to hold up family reunions, while the prospect of some curbs easing has als…

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