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Original title: Many European countries imposed a traffic blockade on the United Kingdom or a severe blow to trade in goods between the United Kingdom and Europe
Author: Kai Kang
As of 21, at least 11 countries around the world have announced a traffic ban in the UK.
As of the 20th, the British government has improved the level of prevention and control in certain areas such as London to the newly added Level 4 (Level 4). By then all non-essential stores will be closed and millions of people will have to stay home. British Prime Minister Johnson said: “When the virus changes the way we attack, we must change the way we defend.”
The current state of the epidemic in the UK worries continental Europe. Since the 20th, many European countries have imposed travel restrictions on the UK. At the time of the CBN reporter’s publication, at least 11 countries around the world have announced traffic bans in the UK.
The rotating EU presidency, Germany, will convene an emergency meeting of EU officials on the 21st to discuss coordinated response measures. Johnson will also chair a meeting of emergency officials on the same day to discuss how to ensure delivery of goods to the UK.
The EU cuts the transport of the Strait of Dover
In line with the British government’s new anti-epidemic policy, the UK will cancel the five-day plan to relax epidemic prevention restrictions during the holidays. London and the southeastern part of England will ban multi-family gatherings, and other parts of England will only allow social activities on Christmas Day.
The reason the British government has substantially improved its prevention and control measures is because a new strain of coronary pneumonia has been discovered. The British Health Ministry declared on the 19th that a new mutated coronavirus is spreading rapidly in London and the south-east of England. “It spreads 70% faster than the new coronavirus originally discovered.” The Associated Press quoted several British officials as saying that 60% of the recently increased confirmed cases in London were due to infection with the new mutant corona virus.
England’s chief medical officer, Whitty, said in a statement on 19 that experts are continuing to analyze the data obtained to deepen their understanding of the mutant virus. However, so far there is no evidence that this mutant virus can cause increased mortality or affect the effectiveness of vaccines and therapeutic drugs.
In view of the new mutated coronavirus in the UK, coupled with the European epidemic, he is not optimistic. After the UK announced new anti-epidemic measures, many European countries began traffic control with the UK.
Ireland and the Netherlands are the first countries to adopt control measures. Ireland began to ban passenger flights with the United Kingdom on the 20th. The Dutch government issued a statement on the 20th stating that the entry of British flights was prohibited from the same day, and the ban will continue until January 1 of next year. In addition, additional measures for other modes of transport will also be considered. Earlier this month, the Netherlands found the same new strain as the UK in a sample from a new crown box.
The French government also announced on the same day that France will suspend all UK staff travel for 48 hours starting at midnight on the 20th, including road, rail, air and waterway related freight staff travel. Unaccompanied freight from the UK and personal travel from France to the UK remain normal.
On the afternoon of the 20th, the German government will impose a ban on British flights. German Health Minister Span said the mutant virus must be prevented from entering Germany and the European continent.
Outside of continental Europe, the US State Department advises travelers to reconsider visiting the UK, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warn people that do not travel to the UK.
Or a severe blow to the trade in goods between Britain and Europe
The aforementioned European multi-country ban can severely depress trade in goods between Britain and Europe. The French ban will close most of the British-European freight trade routes, especially the important Strait of Dover route. In all merchandise trade between Great Britain and Europe, half of the merchandise is trucked through the Dover Canal. In US foreign trade, 20% of imported goods and 27% of exported goods are also borrowed from it.
In the Strait of Dover there are three ferry companies, there is a ferry every 30 minutes every day and the full sailing time only takes 90 minutes. This is one of the most convenient ways for the UK to reach the European continent and the most popular route from the UK to France.
The Strait of Dover is the busiest strait in the world, with more than 120,000 ships passing through each year. At any one time, there are about 40 ships in the strait, and the number of transport ships far exceeds the Straits of Malacca and Gibraltar.
The closure of the Straits of Dover ferry route directly increases the possibility of delays in the transport of goods between Great Britain and Europe. According to French media reports, the main freight route between England and France has been congested for two weeks, mainly because by January 1 next year, British companies want to store “enough cargo” before the implementation of customs controls. in Britain and Europe. The closure of the strait will worsen trade and freight transport between Britain and Europe.
The control measures of France and other countries have left British industry quite dissatisfied. They claimed that although the French government still allows the transport of goods from France to England, the trucks cannot return. The British Retail Federation stated: “Although goods can enter from France, few transport companies are willing to transport trucks and drivers to the UK without guaranteeing a timely return to the EU.”
In this regard, the French government claimed that the current ban on French control over the UK is only 48 hours long, and the 27 EU member states still have time to coordinate their ongoing measures. They are considering a measure to allow British goods traders to enter the European continent, as of December 22, which will allow carriers to test for the new corona pneumonia virus before departure.
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