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LONDON, KOMPAS.com – A new variant of the corona virus or a new type of corona virus has emerged, causing several countries to stop the arrival of airline passengers from the UK
This policy was followed after the British statement that this new variant of Covid-19 was more contagious and out of control.
Reporting from AFP on Monday (12/21/2020), here is a list of 23 countries that have stopped flights from the UK.
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1. France
“The land of Eiffel” on Sunday (12/20/2020) said it would stop all travel from England for the next 48 hours. The blocked modes of transport include the delivery of goods from land, air, sea and rail routes.
France itself is aggressively moving goods through the strait that separates the two countries, ahead of Britain’s exit from EU trade.
2. Germany
Germany suspended all flights to the UK as of midnight on Sunday (12/20/2020).
The ban is scheduled to last until December 31, but cargo flights are allowed.
3. Italy
Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranca said he had signed a decree to stop flights from Britain and the entry of people living there in the last 14 days to Italy.
Anyone in Italy who has recently visited the UK should also get tested for Covid-19, because this new type of coronavirus has been detected in a person who has just returned from ‘Queen Elizabeth’.
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4. Ireland
Ireland will suspend all flights from the UK as of midnight Sunday (12/20/2020) for the next 48 hours.
5. Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada would ban all flights from Britain for the next 72 hours.
He also announced on Twitter that people arriving yesterday from England would undergo secondary selection and follow-up actions.
6. Holland
All passenger flights from the UK to the Netherlands were suspended until January 1. A case of a new variant of the corona virus has been found in “Windmills Country”.
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7. Belgium
All air and train travel from the UK to Belgium was suspended for 24 hours starting at midnight on Sunday.
8. Austria
Austria’s Health Ministry told the news agency WHAT, are working on the details of the travel ban from England.
9. Sweden
Home Affairs Minister Mikael Damberg announced that Sweden will ban people from entering the UK as soon as possible from Monday (12/21/2020).
10. Finland
UK passenger flights will be banned for 2 weeks from Monday afternoon.
11. Switzerland
All flights from Great Britain and South Africa, the two countries where the new coronavirus strain has emerged, will be banned from landing in Switzerland from midnight Sunday until further notice.
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12. Baltic States
Three Baltic countries, namely Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, have suspended all passenger flights from the UK.
Lithuania still allows flights to England, but Estonia and Latvia do not.
Latvia also banned passenger bus and ferry traffic to and from the UK from Monday (12/21/2020) until the end of the year.
13. Bulgaria
Flights to and from the UK were suspended from midnight Sunday (12/20/2020) until January 31. A 10-day quarantine is also implemented for those arriving from the UK.
14. Romania
As of Monday afternoon (12/21/2020), Romania banned all flights to and from the UK for 2 weeks.
15. Croatia
Traffic from the UK has been temporarily suspended for 48 hours.
16. Turkey
Turkey will suspend flights from Great Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands and South Africa. In Denmark there are nine cases of a new type of Covid-19.
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17. Iran
The suspension of flights from the United Kingdom takes place for the next 2 weeks.
18. Israel
Strict rules will apply to Israelis returning from Britain, quarantined in hotels guarded by the army.
Meanwhile, foreigners from Great Britain, Denmark and South Africa are prohibited from entering.
19. Saudi Arabia
All UK flights and ships are barred for one week and options are extended for another week.
Passengers who have arrived in Arabia since December 8 from Europe or any country detected with a new type of coronavirus will be asked to isolate themselves for 2 weeks and be tested for Covid-19.
20. Kuwait
Britain included Kuwait on the list of high-risk countries and banned flights from there.
21. El Salvador
President Nayib Bukele said that anyone who has been to Britain or South Africa in the past 30 days is prohibited from entering El Salvador.
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