European states ban travel from UK as new Covid strain takes hold

Variant is causing infections to soar with cases in the UK reaching 35,928 on SundayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageEuropean countries have banned flights and ferries carrying passengers from the UK in a desperate attempt to suppress the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus that has plunged southern England into a tier 4 lockdown.In the most dramatic development, France announced it was suspending passenger and human-handled freight transport from the UK for 48 hours from 11pm GMT. The Road Haulage Association warned the move would have a “devastating effect” on supply chains already disrupted by Brexit stockpiling and pandemic restrictions. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/dec/20/european-states-ban-flights-and-ferries-from-uk-to-combat-new-covid-strain #uk_news #coronavirus #boris_johnson #keir_starmer #infectious_diseases #politics #world_news