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On Sunday evening, the major UK ferry terminal Dover introduced an exit ban on all outgoing traffic. This comes after France closed both passenger and freight traffic from the British Isles, initially for the next 48 hours.
Closed borders prevent exports both by road, by air and from British ports.
The Port of Dover is also temporarily closed for 48 hours, before a new assessment takes place.
– Severe alteration
Major problems are expected at the port as a result of this, Sky News reports, while the BBC writes that the closure raises fears of a shortage of fresh produce in the UK.
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Transportation companies warn that the border closure will be a serious blow to an industry already affected by Christmas fever and Brexit.
– We ask the public and especially carriers not to travel to the port of Kent or other routes to France, says Transport Minister Grant Shapps, who has warned of serious disturbances in Kent.
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Rod McKenzie, a representative for the Road Transport Association, tells Sky News that 10,000 trucks travel through Dover to Calais in France every day.
– The Brexit hoarding is one thing, the Christmas fever is another, but it is a severe blow to close the borders for 48 hours, he says and emphasizes that it is a serious interruption in the important supply chain.
– Everything is affected
The closure of the border will have a devastating effect on British supplies, industry representatives warn, according to The Guardian.
“In recent days, we have seen queues on both sides of the channel due to the Brexit hoarding and Christmas fever, and when the border is now closing, it means everything is affected,” McKenzie told The Guardian.
– We talked about everything: factory parts, fresh and frozen vegetables and all the Christmas deliveries, continue
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) also warns that the traffic closure will create difficulties for British imports and exports during the busy Christmas period.
– Tonight’s disruption in freight traffic from the UK to France could lead to serious disruptions to access to fresh produce in the UK and to our food and drink exports, warns Ian Wright, director of the British Food Federation and Beverages (FDF).
– I don’t want it in Norway!
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Several European countries have closed air traffic to the UK, including Denmark, Sweden and Finland, as a result of the new contagious corona mutation.
Deputy Health Director Espen Rostrup Nakstad told Aftenposten on Sunday that more than 2,700 have arrived in Norway from the UK in the past two weeks.
– The virus has changed the attack method.
They are required to be tested, must be quarantined for ten days, and had to test negative for corona infection prior to arrival. Health Minister Bent Høie (H) told NTB on Sunday that new measures are being considered.
Following several European countries closing borders to Britain, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called an emergency meeting on Monday.
At the top of the agenda are the consequences for Britain’s exports and imports, said a spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office.
