The British government is in contact with Paris at all levels to lift the short-circuit



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The British government has contacted Paris at all levels to get cargo traffic between Dover in England and Calais in France as soon as possible, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. He also highlighted that the number of people vaccinated with the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine in the United Kingdom has already exceeded half a million.

The French authorities will not accept freight traffic from the British side from zero hours on Monday due to the rapid spread of a new version of the coronavirus that has appeared in Britain. Traffic to Britain has also largely stalled as a result of the short circuit, as the English railway terminal at Dover Harbor and the Channel Tunnel are closed.

Trucks heading to the Port of Dover wait on the M20 motorway near Kent on December 21, 2020. The Dover Port Authority halted vehicle traffic to France for 48 hours after the emergence of a new strain of the coronavirus in the south-east of England, 70% more contagious than the previous variants.Source: MTI / EPA / Neil Hall

Johnson said at a press conference Monday night in Downing Street: He spoke by phone with French President Emmanuel Macron, who assured him that he wanted to resolve the situation in a few hours.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a press conference on the tightening of the coronavirus epidemic at the Prime Minister’s London residence, 10 Downing Street, on December 21, 2020. The day before, more restrictions had been put in place. Tight in London and the south-east of England, the highest level of preparedness for the epidemic, after the appearance of a new strain of the coronavirus, 70% more contagious than previous variants.Source: MTI / AP / Pool / Tolga Akmen

Referring to the wave of acquisitions that is already underway, the British Prime Minister has stated that the UK store supply chain is strong and that everyone can continue shopping as usual.



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