Dec 21, 2020
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This is a breaking story: updates to follow.
Travel to and from the U.K. is screeching to a halt amidst reports of a new strain of coronavirus.
Several European nations, including Austria and Italy, banned flights from Sunday, 20 December, according to the Associated Press. Belgium banned flights for at least 24 hours beginning at midnight and is stopping its train service to Britain. And the Netherlands has halted flights from the U.K. for the rest of the year, if not longer. Germany is “working on” new restrictions as well, and the Czech Republic responded by enforcing stricter quarantine regulations on travellers from the U.K.