New COVID-19 mutant in UK: These countries have banned British flights

New COVID-19 mutant in UK: These countries have banned British flights

European nations and other countries have started imposing bans on flights and travellers from the UK in an attempt to ensure that the new strain of coronavirus doesn't reach their shores

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In this Friday December 18, 2020, file photo, a traveller wearing a face mask checks the flight departures at Schiphol Airport, near Amsterdam, Netherlands. (AP photo)In this Friday December 18, 2020, file photo, a traveller wearing a face mask checks the flight departures at Schiphol Airport, near Amsterdam, Netherlands. (AP photo)
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  • Dec 21, 2020,
  • Updated Dec 21, 2020 4:17 PM IST

India on Monday, December 21, became the latest country to temporarily suspend all flights originating from the UK to the country until 11.59 pm, December 31 in the wake of a new strain of COVID-19 that has swept parts of southern England.

Taking to Twitter, the civil aviation ministry announced that the order is slated to come into effect from 11.59 pm, December 22, adding that anyone arriving on transit flights via the UK before December 22, 23:59 hours will be subject to mandatory RTPCR test on arrival at all Indian airports.  

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Meanwhile, several other countries in Europe and around the world have also started imposing bans on flights and travellers from the UK. The European and other nations have done so in an attempt to ensure that the new strain of coronavirus doesn't reach their shores. 

Also Read: The country has banned entry to foreign nationals travelling from the UK, Denmark, and South Africa. A joint statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office and the health ministry also announced imposition of tough rules on Israelis returning home from the said countries, saying they would be confined to army-run hotels serving as isolation centres.

India on Monday, December 21, became the latest country to temporarily suspend all flights originating from the UK to the country until 11.59 pm, December 31 in the wake of a new strain of COVID-19 that has swept parts of southern England.

Taking to Twitter, the civil aviation ministry announced that the order is slated to come into effect from 11.59 pm, December 22, adding that anyone arriving on transit flights via the UK before December 22, 23:59 hours will be subject to mandatory RTPCR test on arrival at all Indian airports.  

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Meanwhile, several other countries in Europe and around the world have also started imposing bans on flights and travellers from the UK. The European and other nations have done so in an attempt to ensure that the new strain of coronavirus doesn't reach their shores. 

Also Read: The country has banned entry to foreign nationals travelling from the UK, Denmark, and South Africa. A joint statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office and the health ministry also announced imposition of tough rules on Israelis returning home from the said countries, saying they would be confined to army-run hotels serving as isolation centres.

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