Over the weekend, the United Kingdom reversed plans to lift restrictions on Christmas and announced strict lockdowns in most parts of the country, believed to be more contagious than the coronavirus.
The alarm over the new variable, which was first identified in the southeast of England, resulted in British tourists being cut off from Europe and other parts of the world as countries banned travel from the UK.
The new version of Covid-19 is believed to be in England, it has also been identified in Dalendmark, the Netherlands and Australia, said World Health Organization Covid-19 technical lead Maria van Kerkov on Sunday. Researchers are researching a similar type of virus in South Africa, from where additional travel will be banned.
Remember: There is no evidence that new strains are more viral, meaning they do not cause more serious disease. They do not appear to affect the effect of treatment or the protection provided by the vaccine
Here is a list of countries that have so far banned travel from the UK:
- Russia: Russia U.K. Is suspending flights for a week starting from midnight, Moscow time on December 22, the government-run news agency RIA Novosti quoted Russian Coronavirus Response Headquarters as saying.
- Jordan: The government has decided to suspend all direct and indirect (transport) passenger flights from the United Kingdom starting Monday and running until January. Jordan. The announcement was made in a statement by Jordanian government spokesman and Minister of State for Media Affairs Ali al-Ayed.
- Oman: Oman will close its air, sea and land borders from Tuesday, December 22 for a period of one week to monitor new variants of coronavirus reported by the United Kingdom., Oman State News Agency reports.
- Argentina: Argentina will allow only one more flight from Britain to land at the international airport in Buenos Aires on Monday morning, according to a joint statement released on Sunday by Argentina’s health and interior ministries. The latter flights have been canceled.
- Belgium: Belgium will block passengers from the United Kingdom on Monday because of the coronavirus type that has emerged there, Prime Minister Alexander de Crow said on Sunday morning.
- Bulgaria: Prime Minister Boyko Borissov called an executive meeting with members of his cabinet in response to his new camera on Sunday, during which a decision was made to temporarily suspend air travel between Bulgaria and the United Kingdom from Monday to January 31, his office said.
- Canada: Canada says it will ban most travelers from the UK for at least 72 hours from midnight on Sunday. The Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau confirmed the news in a tweet on Sunday night, saying it was being done to protect Canadians across the country.
- Chile: The Chilean government announced that all flights to and from the UK would start on Tuesday, and passengers traveling to the UK for the past 14 days would have to provide self-defense.
- Colombia: Colombian President Evan Duke made the same announcement that all flights between Colombia and the UK would be suspended starting Monday. Passengers who have been to the UK in the last 14 days will also have to self-immolate after entering Colombia, Duke told reporters.
- Czech Republic: The Czech government has suspended flights from the UK since E. 60 on Monday morning in response to a new type of coronavirus in the UK, a government statement said early Monday.
- El Salvador: El Salvador bans anyone entering the country from the UK and South Africa.
- Estonia: The Estonian government on Sunday announced a suspension of air traffic between Estonia and the UK, with effect from midnight until the end of the year.
- France: The Prime Minister of France Jean Kastex announced on Sunday night a 48-hour ban on the movement of people from the UK to France and on all modes of transport.
- Germany: The German government has said it plans to ban travel to the UK and South Africa because of the new coronavirus variant.
- Hong Kong: Hong Kong will ban all travelers staying in the United Kingdom for more than two hours in 14 hours in the city starting Tuesday, Food and Health Secretary Sophia Chan told a news conference on Monday.
- Iran: Iran on Sunday announced the suspension of flights from the UK and for two weeks.
- Israel: The Israeli government has banned flights to the UK, Denmark and South Africa.
- Italy: Italy is suspending flights between the country and the United Kingdom due to the new Covid-19 type, known in England, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Mayo announced on Sunday.
- Kuwait: Suspended flights to Kuwait from the United Kingdom starting Monday.
- Latvia: Latvia has suspended travel to the UK from 21 December to 1 January, the Latvian Ministry of Transportation announced in a statement on Sunday.
- Lithuania: Conflict from the UK will be postponed, the Prime Minister tweeted.
- Luxembourg: Luxembourg has temporarily suspended flights from the UK following the discovery of a new type of coronavirus there, a government statement said on Sunday.
- The Netherlands: The Netherlands will ban all passenger flights from the United Kingdom.
- Republic of Ireland: The Republic of Ireland bans flights from Britain on Monday and Tuesday, the government announced on Sunday.
- Peru: Peruvian President Francisco Sagasti on Monday morning announced a two-week ban on flights from Europe in a national address. Sagasti also banned foreigners from coming to Peru if they have been in the United Kingdom for the past two weeks.
- Sweden: The country’s foreign minister said on Sunday that Sweden would ban travel from the UK.
- Turkey: The country’s state-owned Anadolu Agency reported late Sunday night that Turkey had banned flights to the UK, South Africa, the Netherlands and Denmark.
The following countries have not banned travel but are imposing restrictions:
- Greece: Greece’s civil protection department announced on Sunday that Greece would impose a seven-day quarantine on all passengers arriving from the United Kingdom from Monday, citing concerns over the new Covid-19 variant in the UK.
- Portugal: Portugal has banned flights from the UK. According to the country’s interior minister, only Portuguese nationals are allowed to travel and must have a negative Covid-19 test.
- Spain: According to a government tweet on Sunday, Spain announced it would strengthen the airport to test PCR tests for people coming from the UK.
Dr. Walter Reed, Director of the Center for Infectious Diseases Research at the Army Institute of Research. Nelson Michael said the U.S. Scientists in Walter Reed still expect the vaccine to be effective against the new vaccine. If they are worried that the coronavirus vaccines will not work against them, they expect to know in the next few days, said Verter Reed scientists.
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