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6 Min Read DOVER, England (Reuters) - Countries across the globe shut their borders to Britain on Monday due to fears about a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, causing travel chaos and raising the prospect of food shortages days before Britain is set to leave the European Union. India, Pakistan, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, Jordan and Hong Kong suspended travel for Britons after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a mutated variant of the virus had been identified in the co...

In Roubaix, the tests are being carried out in converted halls around the town. As we watch people come in and out, you can see signs of how life used to be - the stage is now hidden behind medical screens. The bar now supplies coffee to the staff. Above us, the theatrical lights that have long since been turned off. Image: Tests are being carried out in halls around Roubaix Roubaix was hit badly by the pandemic a few months ago and the fear of a resurgence is clear. Jean-Philip...

In northern France, a sense of anxiety. The town of Roubaix is in the midst of an intensive programme, which aims to test as much of the local population as possible, over the course of a week.

In northern France, a sense of anxiety. The town of Roubaix is in the midst of an intensive programme, which aims to test as much of the local population as possible, over the course of a week.

Port chaos looms as France demands stricter COVID testing amid English variant fears Adam Parsons, Europe correspondent, in Roubaix, northern France © Sky News Screen Grab Lorry drivers returning to France are tested for COVID in the UK France is introducing strict new controls from Monday for anyone entering the country from outside the EU, including hauliers travelling from the UK. Prime Minister Jean Castex said a PCR test with a negative result must be produced before ent...

Love in the Time of Coronavirus: How travel restrictions are disproportionally hurting international couples Love in the Time of Coronavirus: How travel restrictions are disproportionally hurting international couples January 8, 2021 Aimee Joe Mathew, an Indian citizen, has not seen her American boyfriend in over six months. Residing in different countries when Covid-19 travel restrictions were imposed, Mathew and her boyfriend are stuck more than 8,000 miles apart and are legally prohibited fr...

The death toll of a coronavirus outbreak in a care home linked to a Father Christmas party for the elderly last month has reached 27. The Mol care centre in northern Belgium had organised a December 4 visit of the beloved figure who usually spreads mirth and presents, but there is a possibility the actor who played him could have been a super spreader of Covid-19 unbeknownst to himself. The municipality said on New Years Eve that a 27th person had died but the outbreak was finally stabilising. ...

First published on Thu 31 Dec 2020 10.16 EST At least 26 residents of a Belgian retirement home have died since a visit by a volunteer dressed as Saint Nicholas who has since tested positive for Covid-19. The deaths at the Hemelrijck home in Mol, near Antwerp, have prompted the local municipality to criticise the “completely irresponsible” organisers of the festive visit, although the cause of the infection is not yet certain. The outbreak followed a visit on 5 December by volunteers dresse...

Dont show me this message again✕ Dr Anthony Fauci has said he did not recommend the US join other countries in banning travel from the UK over the new coronavirus variant detected in southern England. The top US infectious disease expert said American health officials should “without a doubt keep an eye on it,” but added: “We don’t want to overreact.” Dr Fauci told CNN he would advise against suspending flights from the UK should the matter come up at the news White House coronaviru...

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