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Countries Ban Travel From U.K. in Race to Block New Covid-19 Strain – The Wall Street Journal
Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Canada, Israel, the Netherlands and Belgium on Sunday announced bans on passenger air travel from the U.K.
Countries across Europe and beyond barred travelers from Britain on Sunday in an effort to keep out a highly infectious new strain of the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly in England.
The British government said on Saturday the new strain appeared to be spreading 70% faster than earlier variants and is responsible for a surge in cases in London and its surrounding areas. Recorded cases across the U.K. in the week to Sunday rose 51% over the week before.
The emergence of the variant presents…
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