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“We know that” the new virus “is faster, it does not seem to do more harm to people, but a faster virus increases the number of infected people. From the first information it seems that vaccines can also work in this variant, but this information must be made more robust, our scientists have to investigate, so we take this precautionary measure. ” Thus the Minister of Health, Roberto Hope announced a Half an hour more, on Rai3, blocking flights from Great Britain.
The air suspension order with the United Kingdom will be extended until January 6, 2021 and prohibits “the entry and transit in the national territory to people who have remained or transited through the United Kingdom in the fourteen days prior to this ordinance.” Therefore, “persons who are in the national territory and who in the fourteen days prior to this ordinance have stayed or traveled in the United Kingdom, even if they are asymptomatic, are obliged to immediately notify their entry into the national territory to the Department of Prevention of the competent health company in the area and to undergo molecular or antigenic tests, to be carried out by means of a swab.
Any positives will be transferred to the hospital. Spallanzani follow up and study the possible variant of the virus.
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In any case, says Speranza, “we are about to stop flights from all over England, it is a choice that we decided to make this morning after a discussion with our scientists and I personally had conversations with some European health ministers and British Minister. It is a A precautionary measure, I believe that similar measures to ours will also be taken by other countries in the next few hours ”.
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The secretary of the Democratic Party, Nicola Zingaretti, wrote on Twitter: “In Fiumicino we have prepared a cushion for all the arrivals of planes that are already in flight.” Shortly after 4 pm, 110 passengers from London arrived on flight “British 560” from London and began cleaning operations.
And the Crisis Unit of the Campania Region has ordered, with immediate effect, extraordinary checks at Capodichino airport, pending government actions related to the banning of UK citizens from entering Italy. Passengers will be examined and quarantined in any case to avoid the possible spread of a new variant of the virus. The measures take effect immediately.
The United States says, for now, “not concerned” by the new variant of the virus and has decided not to suspend flights, while Germany has announced a restriction of relations with the United Kingdom and also with South Africa.
