The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced on Saturday, a Tier 4 lockdown on London and parts of Southeastern England to curtail the spread of the new COVID-19 strain.

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Early analysis suggests this new strain is "out of control", spreading 70% faster than earlier versions of the virus, with young people the most vulnerable.

The US has called for calm as The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Austria have earlier imposed travel restrictions to and from the UK, with others considering same options.

Due to the new epidemiological situation in Great Britain and South Africa, the Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA has suspended air traffic connections between Switzerland and these two countries from midnight on Sunday until further notice.

Switzerland is reacting to the appearance of a new variant of the coronavirus, which, according to initial findings, is significantly more contagious than the known form. The flight ban is intended to prevent the new virus variant from spreading further. The FOCA informed the airports and airlines concerned as well as business aviation about the immediate measure on Sunday evening.

Switzerland Federal Office for Civil Aviation

Bulgaria will suspend flights from and to the United Kingdom from midnight until Jan. 31 to prevent importing a new strain of the coronavirus, the government said on Sunday.

Initially Bulgarian health ministry decided to impose a 10-day obligatory quarantine to all people arriving from the United Kingdom, but following a meeting, the government opted to temporarily suspend flights.

European countries began to close their doors to travellers from the United Kingdom on Sunday over concerns about a new coronavirus strain that is spreading quickly through the country.

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It has been reported that the rate of transmission has increased in the UK with the mutation of the coronavirus. With the instruction of our President and with the coordination of our Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, A temporary suspension has been decided on flights from England, Denmark, the Netherlands and South Africa to our country.

Within the scope of the measures taken on the mutation risk originating from England, all passengers will be tested and quarantine rules will be applied for flights that are still en route. Measures are carried out in full coordination.

Minister of Health of the Republic of Turkey

Updated travel advice: due to the spread of a new coronavirus variant in the UK��, Estonia�� will temporarily ban all passenger flights between Estonia and the UK starting midnight tonight until the end of this year.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia

Given the new health risk, and pending its assessment, all flows of people from the United Kingdom to France are suspended from midnight tonight, for 48 hours, and for all means of transport.

We invite all French nationals to perform a PCR test which may be required for any entry into French territory from the United Kingdom, at the end of the 48-hour precautionary period.

French Prime Minister Jean Castex

From now on, any person whose flight itinerary has included the United Kingdom or South Africa or who has been in either of these two countries in the last 30 days is prohibited from entering our country.

President Nayib Bukele of El-Salvador

"Due to the new circumstances in the spread of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom, flights between Tehran and destinations in the UK will be suspended for two weeks," IRNA quoted Shahram Adamnejad, a deputy transport minister, as saying.

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Important ⚠️ In response to the spread of new variant of #COVID19 in the United Kingdom, #Lithuania ��, in coordination with Latvia and Estonia, decided to cancel all passenger flights from the #UK �� starting from the 21st of December (04:00 EEST) until 31 December (00:00 EEST).

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania

#COVID19 travel advice for Romania: From 0000 tonight (Bucharest time), 20 December, arrivals from UK will have to self isolate for 14 days and all flights from UK to Romania, and from Romania to the UK will be banned from 1900 (Bucharest time) on 21 December for 14 days.

British Embassy in Bucharest, Romania

In Britain, a new strain of the coronavirus has been detected. It is presented as more contagious. Luxembourg temporarily bans passenger flights from the United Kingdom from midnight today for at least 24 hours, as a precaution and pending new conclusive scientific knowledge.

The flight suspension is effective for at least 24 hours, from December 20, 2020 at midnight.

An instruction in this direction has been given by the Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Mobility immediately asked the Directorate of Civil Aviation to order Luxairport to take the necessary measures to apply this landing ban for passenger flights from the United Kingdom.

Ministry of Foreign & European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Measures applicable to flights from the United Kingdom

Following the evolution of the epidemiological situation in the United Kingdom, the Government today determined the following measures, effective as of 00:00 on December 21, Monday:

- Only passengers on flights from the United Kingdom who are nationals or citizens legally resident in Portugal are allowed to enter national territory;

- These passengers must present, upon arrival in Portugal, proof of laboratory testing to screen for SARS-CoV-2 infection, with a negative result;

- Citizens who do not have proof of having performed a laboratory test with a negative result are referred by the competent authorities, upon arrival in the national territory, to carry out the said test inside the airport, through qualified health professionals for the purpose;

- In this case, citizens will have to remain in isolation under the terms defined by the health authorities.

This measure will be updated according to the evolution of the situation.

In Portugal, the circulation of this variant of SARS-Cov-2 identified in the United Kingdom is not confirmed, according to data obtained so far by the National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, which already includes analysis of samples from the month of November and the second wave.

The 22nd Constitutional Government of Portugal

Due to the information on the new variety of Covid-19, Latvia will not be permitting the operation of passenger carriers to or from the United Kingdom from 21 December to 1 January

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia

We have just made a decision by the Civil Aviation Authority to suspend passenger air traffic between the United Kingdom and Finland until 4 January 2021, in accordance with the @THLorg statement. #crown @TraficomFinland

Director-General, Finnish Transport & Communications Agency

Civil Aviation: The decision to add the United Kingdom to the high-risk countries, from which flights are prohibited from coming to the State of Kuwait, shall be effective as of eleven o'clock in the morning Kuwait time (8:00 GMT) on Monday 12/21/2020.

Kuwaiti Directorate General of Civil Aviation

President Iván Duque announced this Sunday from the island of Providencia, that before the appearance of a new strain of coronavirus, the National Government decided to restrict flights from Colombia to the United Kingdom and those from that nation to our country.

The president said that it is an eminently preventive measure.

In that sense, the president said that "as of this Monday, flights from Colombia to the United Kingdom or from the United Kingdom to Colombia will be suspended."

He also said that those who arrive in the country and have been in that nation in the last 14 days "will enter into isolation for 14 days in our country."

He also noted that people who have arrived in Colombia from the United Kingdom in the last eight days "must also be in isolation for 14 days."

He also said that those who have been in that nation for more than nine days will be contacted to follow up in case they have any symptomatic situation.

"These measures, again, are preventive; they are not to generate panic or generate any situation of concern in the public. They are preventive measures that are adopted responsibly and that what they seek is to exercise better epidemiological control", the president reiterated.

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Saudi Arabia Suspends All International Flights for Travellers, Except in Exceptional Cases

First: Suspending all international flights for travelers, except in exceptional cases, temporarily for one week, which can be extended for another week, with the exception of foreign flights that are currently inside the Kingdom, they are allowed to leave.

Second: Suspending entry to the Kingdom through land and sea ports temporarily for one week, which can be extended for another week.

Third: Anyone who has returned from one of the European countries or any country where the new strain has appeared after 08/12/2020, as determined by the Ministry of Health must adhere to the following:
1- Home isolation for two weeks, starting from the date of entering the Kingdom.

2- Take a COVID-19 test during the isolation period and retake the test every five days.

Fourth: Anyone who has returned from or passed through a European country, or any country where the new strain has appeared, during the past three months, must take a COVID-19 test.

The movement of goods, commodities and supply chains from countries where the new strain of COVID-19 has not appeared are excluded from the above-mentioned measures, as determined by the Ministry of Health in coordination with the Ministry of Transport.

These procedures will be reviewed in light of the developments related to the pandemic.

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⚠️ Flights between Morocco and the UK are suspended following the recent Covid19 developments in the UK.

Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in the UK

Confirmed: All flights in to Ireland from Britain to be banned from midnight amid serious concern over new strain of #COVID19 Ban in place for 48 hrs but strong expectation it will be extended.

Arrangements are being put in place to facilitate the repatriation of Irish residents on short trips to Great Britain and planning to return in the coming days, as well as international travellers to Ireland who are transiting through Great Britain.

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In good cooperation, the @BMVI will ban all passenger flights from Great Britain to Germany from midnight. Tomorrow we are planning to restrict all travel to the UK and South Africa with an ordinance from the federal government in view of the reports of mutated viruses.

German Health Minister, Jens Spahn

This afternoon, I convened a meeting with the Incident Response Group. We focused on the new variant of COVID-19 identified in the UK, and we have decided to implement new border restrictions in order to keep you - and people right across the country - safe.

At midnight tonight, and for the next 72 hours, all flights from the UK will be prohibited from entering Canada. Passengers who arrived today are subject to secondary screening and enhanced measures. More on the actions we’re taking to protect you:

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Israeli Ministers bar entry for foreign citizens from countries with virus mutations

The so-called coronavirus cabinet approves barring entry to Israel for all foreign citizens arriving from the UK, Denmark and South Africa in an attempt to prevent the spread of new mutations of the virus that have been recorded in those countries.

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The government, together with the authorities and the EU, is following the development of a new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus. To prevent the new form of virus from spreading to Sweden, the government is preparing a decision tomorrow on a ban on entry from the United Kingdom.

Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Isabella Lovin

The Hong Kong government has announced it will suspend flights from the UK starting on Tuesday, after British authorities reported a new coronavirus variant that has spread rapidly across the country.

Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan said Hong Kong has not imposed such stringent measures before, but the measure was necessary to prevent the spread of the mutant coronavirus in the city.

From midnight, travellers from the UK will also be required to stay at home for another seven days after their mandatory two-week quarantine. People who do not comply with the requirement could face a fine of HK$5,000.

Meanwhile, Chan said the government had no room to relax the current social distancing measures, saying the existing policies – including a ban on dine-in services at restaurants after 6 pm and the closure of bars – will remain in place until January 6.

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Argentina and Chile will suspend flights to and from Great Britain due to COVID-19 concerns, the governments of both South American counties said in separate statements on Sunday. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the day before that a new strain of the coronavirus had led to surging infection numbers, as his government tightened its COVID-19 restrictions for London and nearby areas.

Argentina's Interior Ministry said in its statement that the last flight from Great Britain before the suspension starts will be one scheduled to arrive in Buenos Aires Monday morning.

Passengers and crew arriving on that flight will have to go into a seven-day quarantine, it said.

Chile's government said non-resident foreigners who had been in Great Britain over the last 14 days will be banned from entering the country. The measure will go into effect at midnight Tuesday and last two weeks, the Chilean statement said.

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In view of the new findings on the faster intensity of the spread of # COVID19 in the United Kingdom, Croatia will, as a precaution, temporarily suspend passenger air traffic from UK to 48 hours, until information on a possible new strain of the virus is specified.
The priority is to protect the health of citizens.

Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic of Croatia

Considering the prevailing situation in the UK, Indian Govt has decided that all flights originating from the UK to India shall be temporarily suspended till 11:59 pm, 31st December. This suspension to start w.e.f. 11.59 pm, 22nd December: Ministry of Civil Aviation

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Russia suspends flights with Great Britain
“The operational headquarters to prevent the importation and spread of the new coronavirus infection made a decision to temporarily suspend flights with the UK due to the worsening epidemiological situation. The restrictions come into effect from 0:00 on December 22, 2020 and will be in effect for a week, ”the message says.

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#Tunisia: all flights from and to #UK, #SouthAfrica and #Australia are suspended starting December 21, the Ministry of Transport and Logistics said Monday, adding the decision was taken after the emergence of a new strain of the novel #coronavirus in the United Kingdom. #TAP_En

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The Government of Spain, in concert with Portugal, will suspend the entry into Spanish territory of citizens from the United Kingdom, except for nationals or residents of our country.

This takes effect from December 22, 2020.

Border control in Gibraltar will also be strengthened.

The Executive adopts this decision after the meeting of the EU crisis mechanism, which today analyzed the effects of the new strain of # COVID19 detected in the United Kingdom.

There, the need to take coordinated measures has been exposed, as Spain claimed yesterday.

Government of Spain

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