Britain Hit By Virus Travel Bans As US Reaches Stimulus Deal By AFP Bureaus
on December 21 2020 1:52 PM
Countries worldwide banned arrivals from the UK on Sunday over a new highly infectious coronavirus strain Britain said was out of control , as the WHO called for stronger containment measures.
But there was positive news across the Atlantic where US lawmakers reached a deal for a nearly $900 billion Covid-19 financial package to help struggling Americans.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to chair the COBR emergencies committee on Monday, his office said, after a slew of nations from Turkey to Canada blocked arrivals from Britain by air.
Britain hit by virus travel bans as US reaches stimulus deal
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LONDON, Dec 21, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Countries worldwide banned arrivals from the UK on Sunday over a new highly infectious coronavirus strain Britain said was “out of control”, as the WHO called for stronger containment measures.
But there was positive news across the Atlantic where US lawmakers reached a deal for a nearly $900 billion Covid-19 financial package to help struggling Americans.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to chair the COBR emergencies committee on Monday, his office said, after a slew of nations from Turkey to Canada blocked arrivals from Britain by air.
The United Kingdom and European Union are running out of time to forge a deal on their post-Brexit trading relationship and avoid a messy divorce.
The Brexit transition period is set to end on December 31. The UK will exit the EU’s single market and customs union – 11 months after it formally left the bloc in January.
The window was carved out to offer negotiators on both sides time to hammer out an agreement, while the UK remained bound to the EU’s rules in the interim, in order to minimise disruption to either party.
Both sides are keen to strike an agreement, but talks have been mired in deadlock amid persistent division over fishing rights and competition rules.
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FILE PHOTO: Passengers from international flights arrive at Heathrow Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair a crisis meeting on Monday (Dec 21), as a growing number of countries from France to Argentina blocked flights to Britain over a new highly infectious coronavirus strain the UK said was out of control .
Johnson called the meeting to discuss the situation regarding international travel, in particular the steady flow of freight into and out of the UK , a spokesman said.