EU Commission recommends lifting blanket UK travel bans Trucks stuck in queues in England UK isolated for second day as world closes borders EXPLAINER-The new coronavirus variant: (Adds detail on testing plans)
BRUSSELS/LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - France will reopen its borders to passengers from England on Wednesday, ending a blockade intended to stop the spread of a new coronavirus variant, but which has held up thousands of lorries before Christmas.
Much of the world shut its borders to Britain after a significantly more transmissible mutated coronavirus variant was discovered spreading swiftly across southern England.
With queues of trucks snaking to the horizon in England and some supermarket shelves stripped just days before Christmas, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson scrambled to get French President Emmanuel Macron to lift a ban on freight from Britain.
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France will reopen its borders to people travelling from the United Kingdom on Wednesday, ending a blockade imposed in response to an apparently more infectious strain of the coronavirus that stopped trade across the Channel and led to concerns about the supply of fresh food.
Much of the world shut its borders to Britain after the authorities revealed a new strain of the virus had been discovered spreading swiftly across southeastern England.
With queues of trucks snaking to the horizon in England and some supermarket shelves stripped just days before Christmas, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson scrambled to get French President Emmanuel Macron to lift a ban on freight trade from Britain.
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The European Union executive threw Britain a lifeline on Tuesday after it became stranded in Covid-19 isolation, recommending that EU members roll back sweeping border closures to allow freight to resume and let people return home for Christmas.
Much of the world shut their borders to Britain after a mutated variant of the novel coronavirus was discovered spreading swiftly across southern England, halting a chunk of trade with the rest of Europe and leaving truckers stranded.
With queues of trucks snaking to the horizon in England and supermarket shelves stripped just days before Christmas, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson scrambled to get French President Emmanuel Macron to lift a ban on freight from Britain.