Variant of Covid, Italy suspends flights with the United Kingdom. Di Maio: “We must protect Italians”

Italy also suspends flights with Britain after coronavirus variantN501Y) discovered in England. The announcement came from the chancellor Luigi di maio, who wrote on Facebook: “The UK sounded the alarm about a new way of COVID-19 which would be the result of a mutation in the virus. As government – he continues – we have a duty to protect Italians, that is why, after having notified the British government, we are about to sign the measure to suspend flights with Great Britain with the Ministry of Health. Our priority is to protect Italy and our compatriots. ”The decision comes within hours of the similar election of others. European countries, who have decided to cut ties with UK to contain the contagion. Therefore, all flights between Italy and Great Britain are suspended, both in arrival to go.

The Minister of Health Roberto Speranza, during transmission Half an hour + carried out by Lucia annunciata, explained that the stop was decided “after a confrontation with our scientists. I also had the opportunity to speak with the English minister, ‘he added. Is a measure precautionary to understand the scope of the problem. Now our scientists you will have to understand the situation, contact who and British government. The only ones information we have these about the ability to spread faster. “

Regarding the presence of the variant in Italy, hope He explained that he “gave the input to our offices to verify as much as possible the genomic sequences also in our country” to verify it. On the other hand, he admits, “risk is possible. If the virus came from China, it is very likely that it could also come from Britain. In these hours, therefore, we must do all the checks of the case and also check carefully what happens in ours country“.