THE WAY: The Dutch government on Sunday banned everything passenger flights from Britain after discovering in Holland a case of a new coronavirus strain that has been circulating in the UK.
The ban, which starts at 6am (0500 GMT) on Sunday and lasts until 1 January, came hours after Britain ordered a stay at home to slow down parts of the country. infectious variant.
“An infectious mutation of the Covid19 virus circulating in the United Kingdom. It is said to be spreading easier and faster and harder to find, “the Dutch health ministry said in a statement.
The Dutch public health body, the RIVM, therefore “recommends that the introduction of this virus from the United Kingdom be restricted as far as possible by restricting and / or ‘controlling the movements of passengers. ”
Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s cabinet had “made the cautious decision” to ban flights from Britain, the statement said, adding that alternative modes of transport were still under review.
The Netherlands is locked up for five weeks until mid-January with schools and all non-essential shops closed to reduce the rise in the virus.
The health ministry said a “case study in the Netherlands at the beginning of December revealed a virus with the variant described in the United Kingdom.”
Experts were looking into how the disease occurred and whether there were any related issues.
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson early data said the virus circulating in London and the south-east of England is up to 70 per cent more susceptible.