New variant of the virus “also in the Netherlands, Denmark and Australia”

Published on: 12/20/2020 10:39 AM

The new variant of the coronavirus identified in England “has also been traced in Holland, Denmark and AustraliaTo tell the BBC is the World Health Organization (WHO). The mutation, recalls the BBC, is spreading faster than its ‘original’ version, but at the moment there is no evidence that it is a more lethal one.

The newspaper De Telegraaf also reported on a case in the Netherlands. To prevent the spread of the ‘new’ virus, the government has ordered flights from the UK to stop from today until January 1. “The Government is aware that stopping flights is an extremely serious measure, but it considers this measure justified in light of the situation,” according to De Telegraaf’s position. Currently, the stopover does not refer to cargo flights, but the adoption of new measures is not excluded.

According to information released by the Ministry of Health, the case linked to the new variant of the coronavirus would have been identified in early December as part of the analysis procedures that are carried out weekly on all the samples collected. Studies will continue and will be accompanied by investigations to track the movements of the subject involved and trace the subject’s own contacts.

As toItalyAccording to Adnkronos from authorized sources, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headed by Luigi Di Maio has communicated the interruption of flights to Great Britain.

Even the Belgium announced that it will suspend all air and rail links with the UK from midnight today as a precautionary measure. Prime Minister Alexander De Croo told Belgian broadcaster Vrt that the measure will be in effect for at least 24 hours. “There are still many questions and we do not have a definitive answer,” he added.

The Germany meanwhile, it is evaluating the possibility of banning flights from the UK and South Africa to prevent the spread of the new variant. “Restrictions on air traffic in Great Britain and South Africa are a concrete option” that is currently being considered in Berlin, sources from the Health Ministry revealed.