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Italy suspends flights with the United Kingdom due to the new variant of the coronavirus identified in the country. Chancellor Luigi Di Maio announced it in a post on Facebook. ‘The UK has sounded the alarm about a new form of Covid that would be the result of a mutation of the virus. As a government – he says – we have a duty to protect Italians, that is why, after having notified the British government, we are about to sign the provision to suspend flights with Great Britain with the Ministry of Health. Our priority is to protect Italy and our compatriots. The English variant of the virus is blocking connections to and from Great Britain: stopping in Holland, Belgium and perhaps even Germany.
France is also considering suspending flights and trains coming from Great Britain for fear of the new variant of the coronavirus identified in the United Kingdom. Bfmtv reports, adding that an official decision will be made during the day.
WHO: “Close contact with the UK due to virus mutation”
The World Health Organization has announced that it is in “close contact” with the authorities of the United Kingdom after the discovery of a new mutated variant of the Covid virus that would have a higher transmissibility, quantified by 70% more by the Prime Minister Johnson. . In a tweet, the UN agency writes that it is sharing scientific information with London and is committed to providing all updates to other member states and the public “as we learn about the characteristics of this variant of the virus and its implications” .
Last Updated: Sunday, December 20, 2020, 4:33 PM
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