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Updated December 21, 2020
An illustration picture shows vials with Covid-19 Vaccine stickers attached, with the logo of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer, on November 17, 2020.
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The EU finally gave the green light for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Monday, paving the way for the first inoculations to start across 27 countries just days after Christmas.
The decision was rushed through under pressure from European governments after Britain and the United States authorised the jab weeks earlier.
The European Medicines Agency recommended the vaccine developed by US pharma giant Pfizer and German firm BioNTech for use, and the European Commission formally approved it hours later.
New COVID-19 mutant in UK: These countries have banned British flights
European nations and other countries have started imposing bans on flights and travellers from the UK in an attempt to ensure that the new strain of coronavirus doesn t reach their shores
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In this Friday December 18, 2020, file photo, a traveller wearing a face mask checks the flight departures at Schiphol Airport, near Amsterdam, Netherlands. (AP photo)
India on Monday, December 21, became the latest country to temporarily suspend all flights originating from the UK to the country until 11.59 pm, December 31 in the wake of a new strain of COVID-19 that has swept parts of southern England.
Countries that have banned travel from UK; India also joins the list
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European nations, along with some beyond the continent, have begun to restrict travel from the United Kingdom after it reported an ‘out of control’ coronavirus variant.
Reportedly, Austria, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, France, and Italy have already announced suspension of flights. The measures that have been taken by various countries vary, and are short-term as of now.
Reportedly, the new variant of the virus has spread quickly in London and south-east England. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on Saturday, introduced a new four tier level of restrictions for those contaminated areas.
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The European Union finally gave the green light for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Monday, paving the way for the first inoculations to start across 27 countries just days after Christmas.
The decision was rushed through under pressure from European governments after Britain and the United States authorised the jab weeks earlier.
The European Medicines Agency recommended the vaccine developed by US pharma giant Pfizer and German firm BioNTech for use, and the European Commission formally approved it hours later.
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The EMA added that the vaccine would very likely be effective against a new strain of the disease spreading through Britain.
Countries that blocked travel from UK over new virus strain
Europe and 10 other countries have imposed ban so far SAMAA | AFP - Posted: Dec 21, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago SAMAA | AFP Posted: Dec 21, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago
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Countries around the world have begun banning flights and travellers from Britain as London said Sunday the spread of a more-infectious new coronavirus strain was now out of control .
Here are the countries that have announced travel bans so far.
Poland
Poland, which like India has a large diaspora population in Britain, also said that flights from the UK were being banned from midnight.