Covid: Belgium and Netherlands ban flights from UK over variant – By BBC Staff (BBC) / Dec 20 2020
A number of European countries have or are considering banning travel from the UK to prevent the spread of a more infectious variant of coronavirus.
Both the Netherlands and Belgium have suspended flights. Trains to Belgium have also been banned.
Italy’s foreign minister has indicated his government plans to ban flights. France and Germany are reportedly planning similar action.
The new variant has spread fast in London and south-East England.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday introduced a new tier four level of restrictions, scrapping a planned relaxation of rules over the Christmas period for millions of people.
Top health officials said that there was no evidence the new variant was more deadly, or would react differently to vaccines, but it was proving to be up to 70% more transmissible.
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