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The European Commission on Tuesday urged EU nations to lift travel bans imposed on Britain to halt the spread of a coronavirus variant that has swept the UK and spurred global panic just as vaccines are being rolled out worldwide.
The new strain of the virus, which has also been detected in small numbers elsewhere, appears to spread more easily than other types but there is no evidence it is more lethal or resistant to vaccines, according to experts.
Its discovery has nevertheless heightened fears that led more than two dozen countries around the world to suspend flights from the UK out of precaution.
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In this file photo taken on June 8, 2020 British Airways passenger planes are pictured at the apron at London Heathrow Airport in west London. Adrian DENNIS / AFP
The European Commission on Tuesday urged EU nations to lift travel bans imposed on Britain to halt the spread of a coronavirus variant that has swept the UK and spurred global panic just as vaccines are being rolled out.
The new strain of the virus, which has also been detected in small numbers elsewhere, appears to spread more easily than other types but experts say there is no evidence it is more lethal or resistant to vaccines.
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Passengers flying from Britain to New York with British Airways or Delta will have to first test negative for coronavirus, New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday.
Later on Monday evening, Virgin Atlantic also joined with the measures introduced by the BA and Delta, requiring a negative virus test result from all passengers boarding any New York-bound flight.
The airlines agreed to the measures over growing concerns about the fast-spreading variant of Covid-19 that has prompted more than more than 40 countries to suspend flights from the UK. Starting tomorrow @British Airways will require passengers on UK flights to NY to show a negative Covid test before departure, Mr Cuomo tweeted, later adding that Delta had agreed to the same.
BA, Delta to require negative Covid-19 tests for UK flights to New York
AFP/New York, United States Filed on December 22, 2020 | Last updated on December 22, 2020 at 01.55 am
Passengers arrive on a flight from London amid new restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at JFK International Airport in New York City, U.S., December 21, 2020.
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The airlines agreed to the measures over growing concerns about the fast-spreading variant of Covid-19.
Passengers flying from Britain to New York with British Airways or Delta will have to first test negative for coronavirus, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday.
Delta, BA To Require Negative Virus Tests For UK Flights To New York By AFP News
on December 22 2020 8:40 AM
Passengers flying from Britain to New York with British Airways or Delta will have to first test negative for coronavirus, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday.
The airlines agreed to the measures over growing concerns about the fast-spreading variant of Covid-19 that has prompted more than two dozen countries to suspend flights from the UK. Starting tomorrow @British Airways will require passengers on UK flights to NY to show a negative Covid test before departure, Cuomo tweeted, later adding that Delta had agreed to the same.