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WHO: England’s new Covid-19 variant picked up in Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia From CNN’s Arnaud Siad in London World Health Organization (WHO) Covid-19 Technical Lead Maria Van Kerkhove is concerned about the virus spreading Getty Images The new Covid-19 variant, originating from south-east England, has been identified in Denmark, the Netherlands and as far as Australia, World Health Organization (WHO) Covid-19 technical lead Maria Van Kerkhove said on Sunday. "We understand that this variant has been identified also in Denmark, in the Netherlands and there was one case in Australi...

Belgium to block travellers from UK for 24 hours from midnight From CNN’s James Frater Belgium is the latest European country to block travelers from the United Kingdom due to a new coronavirus variant. From Monday, flights and trains from the UK will be blocked for a 24-hour period, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said Sunday morning.  As a precautionary measure, we have decided to stop flights from the UK from midnight for a period of 24 hours, and just as importantly for our country, to do the same for the Eurostar (train) -- because that's actually the main way that people fr...