Fortress Britain - Travel Bans Imposed on Freight Vehicles and Passengers
Countries Queue Up to Close Borders as New Strain Virus Announced
UK – So far twenty one countries have imposed travel restrictions from the UK, with varying conditions, due to the latest, and more virulent strain of Covid-19. With hospital admissions in the country rising from 24% to over 50% in the past few days the embargo has meant queues of export trailers forming on the approach to ports, particularly to the Kent ports, including Dover.
The ban includes all travel including passengers but there are anomalies, when contacted Stena Line confirmed their freight services were operating normally as they only serve France direct from Ireland, with Dutch routes unaffected. Conversely Eurotunnel services to France have all been suspended for 48 hours from 22:00 GMT on Sunday 20 December.