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More and more countries around the world are restricting travel from Britain and elsewhere amid concerns about new strains of coronavirus, as their governments scrutinize test results and try to find ways to protect their populations and hospital systems.
The restrictions are mainly focused on the UK, which imposed new and strict lockdown measures on Saturday night due to what it described as the unusually rapid spread of a new strain there.
Some other European countries have confirmed cases of the virus variant and another strain considered particularly infectious has been identified in South Africa.
Here’s a look at various restrictions so far:
Europe:
– France: Banned all passenger and cargo traffic from Britain for 48 hours, the toughest restrictions yet. The ban will end at midnight Tuesday and applies to flights and traffic through the tunnel under the English Channel.
– Belgium: The other country that connects to Great Britain through the tunnel has banned all passenger travel, including transit passengers, for 24 hours starting Sunday at midnight.
– Germany: No passenger flights from Great Britain until December 31st.
– Holland: banned flights from the UK at least until the new year.
– Spain: It will suspend flights from Great Britain as of Tuesday and until further notice, except for those carrying Spanish citizens or people with Spanish residence. Spain will also intensify border controls with Gibraltar, the British colony on the southwest coast of Spain.
– Switzerland: Banned foreigners from the United Kingdom and South Africa and ordered that those who arrived since December 14 be quarantined.
– Italy: suspension of flights to and from Great Britain until January 6. The measure also prohibits entry to Italy to anyone who has transited Britain in the last 14 days.
Russia: will suspend air traffic with the United Kingdom for a week from Tuesday.
– Austria: Passenger flights from Great Britain are not allowed to land until January 1.
Denmark: flights suspended from Great Britain until 0900 GMT on Wednesday.
– Sweden: all inbound travel from Great Britain and Denmark suspended until further notice.
– Norway: Inbound flights from Great Britain were banned from Monday for 48 hours.
Croatia: announced on Sunday night a 48-hour ban on flights from Britain.
– Bulgaria: All flights to and from Great Britain are banned until January 31.
– Malta: flights prohibited to and from Great Britain until further notice.
– Finland: suspension of flights with Great Britain; National airline Finnair suspended all UK flights for two weeks.
Poland, Portugal, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, North Macedonia: flights banned from Great Britain until further notice.
The middle east:
– Israel: initially banned flights from Britain, Denmark and South Africa, then further toughened restrictions on Monday, banning any foreign national from entering the country for 10 days.
– Oman: suspended all entry into the country by foreigners and stopped international passenger flights, starting Tuesday for a week. Cargo flights are exempt.
– Saudi Arabia: Suspended all international passenger flights and land and sea arrivals for a week or until clearer details emerged about the most contagious variant of the virus identified in Britain. The suspension will not affect cargo flights or supply chains.
– Iran: Suspended flights to the UK for two weeks starting Monday. All Iranian planes were ordered to return to Iran from the UK without passengers.
– Turkey: flights temporarily suspended from Great Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands and South Africa, until further notice.
– Jordan: banned flights from the UK until January 3, both direct and indirect flights.
International travel to and from the UK is restricted.
Countries are closing borders and may introduce new measures on short notice.
If you are in the UK with plans to travel or are trying to return to the UK, take action now and follow the instructions below.
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– Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (@FCDOGovUK) December 21, 2020
Africa:
– Sudan: Travelers from Great Britain, the Netherlands and South Africa were banned from Monday through January 5.
– Tunisia: Suspended air links with Great Britain, South Africa and Australia, from this Monday and until further notice. Anyone who has resided or passed through these countries will not be able to access Tunisian territory.
Starting tomorrow @British Airways will require passengers on flights from the UK to New York to show a negative COVID test prior to departure.
We are in talks with Delta and Virgin Atlantic to do the same.
We cannot allow history to repeat itself with this new variant of the virus.
– Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) December 21, 2020
The Americas:
– Canada: Ban on flights from Great Britain.
– United States: The governor of the state of New York said he wanted to ban flights from Great Britain to New York City.
– Peru: Suspended commercial flights from Europe for the next two weeks.
– El Salvador: Entrance is prohibited to anyone traveling from Great Britain and South Africa.
– Chile: Suspended direct flights with Great Britain and banned the entry of foreigners who had been in Great Britain in the last two weeks.
– Argentina: Suspended commercial flights to and from Great Britain.
Asia:
– Hong Kong: all flights from Great Britain are prohibited.
– Pakistan: Temporary ban imposed on travelers arriving from Great Britain from Tuesday until December 29. Pakistani citizens will be able to return home from Great Britain as long as their Covid-19 tests are negative.
– India: flights suspended from Great Britain until December 31.
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