Non-essential

The U.S. announced it will temporarily close its northern border with Canada to “non-essential traffic.”

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo is ordering non-essential businesses to move workers completely to telework by late Sunday.

Cuomo also announced that non-essential gatherings of any size and for any reason are no longer allowed.

The state’s governor has ordered all non-essential workers to stay home and has told residents to only go out for groceries or the occasional exercise. That leaves people with a lot of free time.

Britain joined several other European countries in ordering the closure of all non-essential shops and services.

Many gyms have been deemed non-essential businesses and are not allowed to open.

Canada reopened its land border with the United States to vaccinated citizens for non-essential travel.

However, the TSSA union has called for a full ban on construction and for all non-essential workers to stay at home, [...]