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Dozens of European countries have closed flights to the UK (Photo: REUTERS / Loren Elliott)
Dozens of countries around the world decided on Sunday, December 20, to ban air traffic with the United Kingdom for various periods due to cases of a new strain of coronavirus on the island.
Which countries have closed flights to Great Britain?
The first decision to ban flights from the UK was made in The Netherlands. The ban will last until the end of 2020.
Belgium suspends flights and trains from the UK from midnight (23:00 Greenwich Meridian).
Later Austria announced that it was preparing to stop air traffic, but also named specific dates.
Authorities From Canada suspend passenger flights from the United Kingdom from December 21 for 72 hours, Reuters reported. It is clarified that passengers arriving in Canada from the United Kingdom on Sunday December 20 must be re-screened, additional measures will be applied to them, including a thorough verification of their quarantine information after their arrival.
Italy joined the ban on flights from Great Britain. Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio explained on Facebook that this must be done to protect the country. The ban will begin to apply to flights arriving from December 21.
Authorities France Flights from Great Britain were banned for 48 hours, Interfax-Ukraine reports. The ban will go into effect at midnight on December 21.
Germany it also closed passenger flights with Great Britain, reports DW. The German Transport Ministry announced that the ban will come into effect from Monday, December 21, and will last until at least December 31. Exceptions will be made only for cargo aircraft.
The German Home Office also ordered the police to immediately begin screening of passengers from the UK and South Africa, where a new strain of coronavirus has also been found.
Greece introduced a seven-day quarantine for those flying from the UK instead of a three-day quarantine for passengers from other countries, ANI reports. The anti-epidemiological measure will take effect from 4 am (Sixth tomorrow in Kiev) December 21.
He resorted to similar measures and Czech Republic, which has introduced stricter quarantine restrictions for those arriving from the UK, reports AP.
Later, the Czech authorities decided to suspend flights with the United Kingdom from Monday.
This was reported by the Ministry of Health of the Republic.
«As of 12:00 no aircraft from Great Britain can reach the Czech Republic. Flights from this country have been suspended ”, says the message.
The post also reports that Ireland Suspended flights with Great Britain for 48 hours due to the appearance of a mutated coronavirus there.
Bulgaria introduced a ban on flights from Britain until December 31.
The travel ban from the UK introduced and Sweden, reports The Local. It will cover travel by car, ferry and plane. The official decision will be made on Monday, December 21.
IN Finland Doctors advise authorities to immediately stop air traffic with the kingdom, Yle.fi reports.
Estonia Until the end of 2020, it will stop air traffic with Great Britain, according to the Baltic country’s Foreign Ministry.
government Latvia made the decision to suspend passenger traffic with Great Britain from December 21 to January 1. “The decision was made to protect society from the wider spread of a new type of COVID-19”, – wrote The Prime Minister of the Republic, Krisjanis Karins, on his Twitter.
Receive flights from Great Britain discontinued and Lithuania… The restriction will be in effect from December 21 to midnight December 31. Flights from Lithuania to Great Britain have not yet been canceled.
Air traffic with Great Britain and South Africa was cut and Switzerland. This is reported by the Federal Aviation Administration. The ban will take effect at midnight on December 21 and until the authorities decide to restore flights.
In addition to European countries, Israel It also stated that it is banning flights from the UK, Denmark, and South Africa as a mutated strain was found in these countries.
Turkey will temporarily stop receiving flights from Great Britain, South Africa, Denmark and the Netherlands. This was stated by the head of the country’s Ministry of Health, Anadolu reports.
Among non-European countries, similar measures were also mentioned The Savior, it has banned entry to anyone visiting the UK and South Africa, writes Reuters.
The decision to suspend passenger flights with the UK was also made by the authorities. Colombia and Morocco.
According to Página12, air traffic in Colombia has been suspended since December 21. All citizens who have visited the UK in the last two weeks and who return to Colombia after December 21 must remain in self-isolation for 14 days. Morocco has suspended flights to the UK since the night of Sunday, December 20, MapNews reported.
Air traffic with Great Britain also suspended Argentina and Chile, Reuters reports. The restrictions in Argentina take effect the morning of December 21. The Chilean government has banned all non-resident foreigners who have been in the UK in the last 14 days from entering the country. This measure will take effect at midnight on Tuesday, December 22, and will last for two weeks.
Saudi Arabia resorted to tougher measures: the country will stop all international flights for a week due to a new strain of coronavirus. The country’s Interior Ministry said they can extend this ban «until medical information on the nature of this virus is understood. “The country’s land and sea ports will also be closed for a week, AP reports.
Iran added a number of countries that are closing flights to Britain due to the mutated coronavirus. Iranian Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Shahram Adamneyad said the ban on flights from Britain will last for two weeks, IRNA reports.
Authorities Poland Suspend flights with the United Kingdom due to the discovery in this country of a new mutation of the coronavirus.
This was announced by the press secretary of the Polish government, Piotr Müller.
«For security reasons, flights from the UK to Poland will be suspended on Monday night. This decision is associated with the appearance of a new type of coronavirus, ”he wrote.
Polish Health Minister Adam Nedzelski ordered the General Sanitary Inspectorate to screen all newcomers to the republic from Great Britain.
government Hong Kong decided to temporarily suspend flights to the UK from December 22. All arrivals from Great Britain will be placed in extended quarantine for 21 days.
They will have to spend the first 14 days in a hotel, another seven days at home. In case of violation of quarantine, a fine is provided.
What is known about the new strain of coronavirus?
On December 14, a new strain of coronavirus was registered in the UK and more than a thousand cases of infection were reported in 60 regions.
In the context of the spread of a new strain of coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that a lockdown will be introduced in London and south-east England from December 20. It states that a newly discovered virus mutation could be 70% more infectious.
WHO says they are now in close contact with UK officials about the new mutation of the virus. The organization added that the new strain of the virus is not necessarily more infectious or dangerous.
A new strain of coronavirus has already been found in the Netherlands, Denmark, and Australia. A previously mutated virus has also been reported in South Africa.
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