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The UK is losing contact with many countries around the world due to the new corona outbreak.
The Boris government has sat in an emergency meeting on what to do in this situation. Johnson was in talks with ministers after realizing Britain could face a food crisis, especially around Christmas. There is a fear that some imported food will be out of stock in two weeks.
However, a spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that in addition to the travel ban, all preparations are being made to avoid a food crisis at Christmas.
One after another, flights to different countries with the United Kingdom have begun to be canceled. Canada has recently been added to this list. Canada’s health minister has confirmed that all passenger flights to the UK have been canceled for the next 72 hours.
Following recent news of the introduction of a new strain of coronavirus in the UK, several countries began imposing restrictions on flights to the UK. Canada also announced the cancellation of flights to the UK after European countries imposed travel bans on UK travelers.
The Netherlands announced the cancellation of the first flight with the United Kingdom. Belgium, Italy, Germany and France followed. They have also canceled flights to the UK. France has banned flights to the UK for the next 48 hours starting Sunday night. People who transport goods by road, sea, rail and air are also subject to the ban.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called an emergency meeting. The meeting was called shortly after France announced that it would close its border with the United Kingdom for the next 48 hours.
One-to-one sanctions started rolling in in the UK from Sunday. No truck or passenger ferry left the French coastal city of Dover for France when France closed its border. It has been reported that said transport will be closed for the next 48 hours.
France says the move was necessary after the UK recently identified a new species of corona infection. The Netherlands has already canceled flights with the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, Turkey and Canada. Switzerland is also on the list. Hong Kong, on the other hand, said flights to the United Kingdom would be canceled as of Monday night.
Belgium has announced that flights and trains to the United Kingdom will be closed from midnight on Sunday. Prime Minister Alexander de Crew said in a statement on state television that the move was a precautionary measure. “We will see if we can take further action,” he said. Other countries have imposed sanctions on the UK for a limited time, but Belgium has said it will continue to do so until January 31.
Austria also plans to cancel flights to the UK, according to the country’s health ministry. On the other hand, the Spanish Foreign Minister said that they want to decide on the closure of flights with the United Kingdom in coordination with the countries of the European Union. Sweden says it is preparing to impose a ban on entry into the country from the UK.
Romania, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic have also announced plans to ban flights to the UK. However, it has been reported to be 80 percent more contagious. There are new fears that it will spread much faster than the older crown species.
Transport Canada, meanwhile, says cargo planes or emergency flights will not be subject to the ban. However, the country says that the ban on all types of passenger flights was necessary to ensure the safety of civilians and the safety of the public. The ban has been in effect since midnight local time on Sunday.
No evidence has been found that the new corona species identified in Britain is too lethal or reacts differently to the vaccine. However, it is 80 percent more contagious. There are new fears that it will spread much faster than the older crown species.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the country’s health minister and other officials discussed the new species of coronavirus on Sunday afternoon. It was then decided to cancel the flight to the United Kingdom.
A new species of coronavirus has not yet been detected in Canada, according to a statement. However, authorities are working to identify the presence of this species.
“In the interest of public health, people should not travel by air or sea with Britain,” they said. For these reasons, vegetables and raw materials will go to waste on the streets and if other food cannot enter, experts fear there is a food crisis in Britain.
However, Transport Minister Grant Shaps assured that there would be no food crisis. He said there would be no shortage of medicine and food even if the border was closed.
Sources: Bloomberg, Guardian, Fortune.
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