United Kingdom: New COVID-19 virus strain out of control
European countries clamp ban on flights from UK even as Londoners flee to escape lockdown curbs that will kick in shortly.
Pedestrians wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walk past a sign asking people to social distance, on Oxford Street in central London on December 20, 2020.
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LONDON: In a knee-jerk response to the confirmation in London that a potent new strain of the corona virus was out of control, European countries have started banning flights coming from the UK.
The Dutch were the first to clamp the ban on passenger flights, which will last until January 1. Taking a cue from the Netherlands, a German government source said Berlin, too, was considering a similar move as a serious option for flights from both Britain and South Africa.
Netherlands, Belgium bans UK flights with other European countries to follow December 20, 2020
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned on Sunday that the new mutated strain of COVID-19 currently circulating in parts of England is out of control .
LONDON UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned on Sunday that the new mutated strain of COVID-19 currently circulating in parts of England is out of control as Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced stricter restrictions ahead of Christmas.
In a press conference, Hancock urged Londoners in the capital, to maintain social distancing, saying, “everybody needs to behave as if they might well have the virus,” as stricter lockdown measures have been imposed.
Covid-19 pandemic: UK flights banned as Britain warns new virus strain out of control Updated Dec 20, 2020 | 18:46 IST
Prime Minister Boris Johnson had said the day before that million of Britons would have to cancel their Christmas plans and stay home because the new strain was spreading far more quickly. People wait on the concourse at Paddington Station in London | Photo Credit: AP
European countries started banning flights coming from the UK on Sunday as the government in London warned that a potent new strain of the virus was out of control .
Following the example of the Netherlands, where a ban on all UK passenger flights came into effect on Sunday, a German government source said Berlin, too, was considering a similar move as a serious option for flights from both Britain and South Africa.
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UK flights banned as Britain warns new virus strain ‘out of control AFP
British Airways could see 12,000 redundancies with the coronavirus pandemic having dealt an existential blow to the aviation sector. AFP/File/Tolga AKMEN The moves come as around a third of England’s population entered a Christmas lockdown.
European countries started banning flights coming from the UK on Sunday as government in London warned that a potent new strain of the virus was “out of control”.
Following the example of the Netherlands, where a ban on all UK passenger flights came into effect on Sunday, a German government source said Berlin, too, was considering a similar move as “a serious option” for flights from both Britain and South Africa.