Pakistan bans Britons’ entry over new Covid strain
NCOC takes cue from EU closing borders with UK; PIA cancels flights for Saudi Arabia
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ISLAMABAD:
Taking cue from the European Union (EU) and several other countries, Pakistan on Monday banned the entry of passengers from the United Kingdom into Pakistan from Tuesday (today) night in view of the fears over a highly infectious new coronavirus strain in Britain.
A slew of countries closed their borders to Britain on Monday, suspending travel for Britons, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that a mutated variant of the virus, up to 70% more transmissible, had been identified in the country.