Due to Christmas, the restriction at the French border came at a very bad time.

The distribution of some everyday products must be restricted so that each customer can get what they want, Tesco informed the world by email. The reason for the restriction is a mutation in the coronavirus, which has made the relationship between Britain and the European continent questionable.

Eggs, rice, soap and toilet paper are at the top of the list of restrictions, reports BBC, which highlights the fact that this extremely embarrassing situation occurred just before Christmas. Tesco seeks to assure its customers that “there are a lot of products in the warehouses,” but such advertisements tend to have the opposite effect. By the way, the chain already introduced restrictions in September to avoid a wave of panic acquisitions like in March, when the Covid-19 epidemic began in Great Britain.

The current crisis has arisen because France closed its borders on Sunday at 48 am saying that a new viral mutation threatens the health of French citizens. Since then, traffic has slowly resumed, but truck drivers must undergo rigorous virus testing, greatly slowing traffic between France and the island nation.

A BBC Tesco is by no means the only retail network experiencing supply problems in the British Isles. Sainsbury’s has also warned its customers that there may be problems with product supply because most of the fresh fruit and vegetables come from the mainland. Sainsbury’s boss said BBCthat do not yet have a purchase restriction. The head of the Retail Networks Association’s food supply department said that in anticipation of the Christmas storm, stores have restocked their stocks well, so there are no major problems yet.

Another question is what will happen in the long term? “We have told the government that there is no alternative to opening ports,” emphasized the expert.

Every day 100,000 trucks and lorries pass through the English Channel, and it is up to them to supply the British Isles. It will take a couple of days to get back to normal, BBCMinister Robert Jenrick. He said soldiers are also involved in virus testing of drivers to speed up the removal of the huge traffic jam. Like France, Belgium and the Netherlands have lifted the ban, but others have not. More than 50 countries, including Hungary, have yet to admit anyone from Britain, citing that the virus mutation could pose a serious risk of infection.



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