Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says details are still being worked out on closing the border between Canada and the United States, but he expects it will be closed to all non-essential traffic by Friday night or Saturday morning.

In a press conference Thursday, Trudeau said the Canadian and U.S. governments are ‘fine-tuning’ the agreement to temporarily close the border between the two countries.

It comes one day after the two countries jointly agreed to temporarily close the border to all non-essential travel in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus. While the border is closed, the PM says the flow of critical goods and people who cross the border for work, will not be impacted.

“My understanding is that the measures will probably come into place in the night between Friday and Saturday, so in about a day and a half,” said Trudeau.

He again urged Canadians abroad that it is time for them to come home, saying the government is working ‘very hard’ to make that happen. Both WestJet and Air Canada are suspending international flights to focus on repatriating Canadians.

“We will continue to respond to the overwhelming demands of Canadians for support,” Trudeau added.  “We will be there to help them get home, as many people as we possibly can in the coming days and weeks.”

He also wants Canadians to know the government has their backs through this pandemic.

“People are having to figure out how to work from home or close up shop temporarily. Parents are trying to explain to their kids what’s going on and why school is cancelled,” said Trudeau.

“Right now, the last thing anyone needs is to be worrying about how to make ends meet. People need to know they have support, for their jobs, their businesses, their industries.”

While urging people to donate blood, Trudeau is urging everyone to make sure their neighbours are okay.