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The Hague government suspended all passenger flights from the UK on Sunday until January 1, following the discovery in the Netherlands of a case of contamination with the new strain of COVID-19 identified in the UK.
The Dutch Ministry of Health “recommends that any introduction of this variant of the virus from the UK be limited as much as possible by limiting and / or controlling the movement of passengers from the UK.”
A new contagious variant of coronavirus has been detected in the UK. This strain of the virus is believed to spread easier and faster and is also more difficult to detect, according to Government.nl. In light of this, on Saturday afternoon the British government announced tougher restrictions for London, south-east England and eastern England.
A new case in the Netherlands, appearing in early December, indicated the same virus strain as that seen in the UK. The case is still under investigation. The investigation is carried out in collaboration with the municipal health service (GGD) and will analyze who the person is, the circumstances in which they were infected and if there are other known cases.
Based on reports on the situation in the UK, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) reviewed travel recommendations for people arriving in the Netherlands from the UK. Pending more details and clearer information on the situation in the UK, the RIVM suggested that the risk of introducing the new strain of the virus into the Netherlands should be minimized as much as possible by restricting or regulating travel in the UK. . As a result, the Dutch government decided tonight to take the suspension of passenger flights in the UK as a precaution.
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