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Many countries around the world suspended flights to and from Britain on Sunday and Monday after the discovery of a new strain of the emerging corona virus.
And British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Saturday that “the new strain of the virus has caused a sharp increase in the number of infected people.”
The British government tightened restrictions on Covid-19 in London and surrounding areas, and disrupted plans for the Christmas holidays.
The World Health Organization urged its members around the world to “increase the genetic sequencing of the SARS-Cove 2 virus, whenever possible, and share data internationally, to report whether the same concerning mutations have been found.” .
Europe closes its borders to Great Britain
On Sunday, Britain’s neighbors in Europe began closing their borders to those from the UK, amid fears of the rapid spread of a new strain of the Corona virus there.
France said: “It will prevent entry to all arrivals from the UK for a period of 48 hours from tonight, including shipping companies, whether by land, air, sea or rail.”
Germany, Italy and the Netherlands issued orders to suspend flights from Britain, while Ireland said it would “impose restrictions on flights and ferries from its neighbor.”
Belgium, she said
“It will close its borders to trains and planes from the UK, including the Eurostar service.”
In the same context, Turkish Health Minister Fakhruddin Kujah said that Turkey temporarily suspended flights from Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark and South Africa on Sunday, due to the emergence of a new strain of the Corona virus.
Koca added that this decision is a precaution in coordination with the Transport Ministry.
South America is on the way to Europe with the new generation
Colombian President Iván Duque said on Sunday that his country will suspend all flights to and from Britain due to concerns related to the emergence of a new strain of the Corona virus in the European country.
In the same vein, Argentina decided to join many countries in the world by suspending flights with Great Britain, due to the recent mutation of the Corona virus and the emergence of a new strain of the disease.
The Health Ministry said via Twitter that “the government decided to suspend the entry and exit of flights to and from Great Britain, starting tomorrow, as a consequence of the epidemiological situation in that country and the announcement of the appearance of a new strain of Covid-19 disease “.
North America joins the ban countries
Today, Monday, Canada joined the list of countries in the world that suspended the reception of flights from the United Kingdom.
The Canadian radio “CBC” said that it “obtained a notification from the Minister of Transport, Mark Garneau, sent to the airlines, informing them of the suspension of all commercial, private and charter flights carrying passengers from the United Kingdom, for an indefinite period” , while making an exception. Loading and landing of aircraft for technical or security reasons that do not include the disembarkation of passengers.
Asian countries ban travel to and from Great Britain
Iran was at the forefront of Asian countries that suspended flights to Britain.
“Due to the new circumstances related to the spread of Covid-19 in the UK, flights between Tehran and destinations in the UK will be suspended for two weeks,” said Iranian Deputy Minister of Transport Shahram Adam Nejad.
The Kuwait Civil Aviation Authority was also quick to ban Britain, saying it “added the UK to its list of high-risk countries on Sunday, which means banning all flights coming from it.”
The Saudi Interior Ministry announced, on Sunday night, the temporary suspension of entry to the Kingdom through land and sea ports, with the possibility of extending this suspension, as part of efforts to prevent the spread of a new strain of the emerging coronavirus.
This measure arose “based on what the Ministry of Health raised about the spread of a new mutated type of corona virus emerging in several countries, until medical information on the nature of this virus is clear and the desire to take urgent measures to protect the public health of citizens and residents and ensure their safety. “
Morocco is the first African
Morocco said it would suspend flights with the United Kingdom, starting Sunday night, as the first African country to do so.
Morocco had allowed the resumption of some flights between London and the resort cities of Agadir and Marrakech in an effort to save the badly damaged tourism sector.
China is the ancient hotspot
The Chinese authorities announced, on January 11, 2020, the first death in Wuhan, after being infected with the emerging virus “Corona”.
Source: Sputnik
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