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There are currently no arrivals from the UK
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As of Tuesday, planes from Great Britain will no longer be able to land in Austria. At the moment, the landing ban for the discovery of a coronavirus mutation in southern England will apply until January 1, 2021. Until then, Austrian Airlines (AUA) will not operate scheduled passenger flights from London to Vienna. There may be a flight to London on Tuesday, but the return would be without passengers, according to the AUA.
Currently, an extension of the ban to other countries where the mutation has also been detected cannot be ruled out, Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) said. The mutation “should be taken seriously”, but “there is no indication that our vaccination plans are confused.” Scientific studies on the mutation of the virus should provide more knowledge in the coming days. “The mutation appears to have an impact on the reproductive factor,” he said. According to experts, the mutation is about 70 percent more contagious than the conventional version of the virus.
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