Belgium is suspending flight and train arrivals from Britain from midnight Sunday after the UK detected a COVID-19 variant suspected to be more infectious, a government official said.

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo told a Belgian television channel that the ban will be in place for at least 24 hours.

The abrupt decision came a day after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a lockdown for London and parts of southeast England to at least December 30.

Meanwhile, Germany is considering banning flights from Britain and South Africa, a source close to the German health ministry said on Sunday.

A health ministry spokesman said the government in Berlin was monitoring developments in Britain very closely and working at “high pressure” to evaluate the new information and data regarding the new strain.

https://www.tvcnews.tv/covid-19belgium-suspends-flight-trains-from-uk-over-new-virus-variant/

Italy and Austria have joined the Netherlands and Belgium in banning air travel from the UK due to concerns over the new strain of coronavirus.

The Netherlands was the first country to ban flights after health authorities confirmed at least one case of the same variant that has prompted the UK to tighghten lockdown rules.

Belgium then stopped flights and halted rail connections.

Italy announced their measures shortly after midday on Sunday, but it is not known how long they will be in place for.

The Dutch measures are expected to last until at least the new year.

Austria said it would also halt flights from the UK but there were no immediate details on the timing of the ban, news agency APA reported.

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-italy-austria-belgium-and-netherlands-ban-uk-flights-over-new-coronavirus-strain-fears-12168042?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter

The French news channel BFMTV reported that France too was "seriously" considering suspending flights and trains from the UK , and the government was "looking for European coordination".

"A decision will be announced during the day," the channel said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-europe-55385768?__twitter_impression=true

Czech imposed tighter quarantine measures
@Official Profile of the Czech Ministry of Health

Given the risk associated with a new mutation in the virus, which has been demonstrated in the UK, we are introducing mandatory domestic quarantine from today on all persons who have resided there for at least 24 hours in the last 14 days and are now returning to the Czech Republic.

On days 5-7 after return, a PCR test will be performed and if negative, quarantine will be terminated. Otherwise it will take 10 days. This measure aims to increase the security of citizens.

https://twitter.com/ZdravkoOnline/status/1340618928482086913?s=19

na money i dey find

We won’t do the needful now oo, if it were cow disease our president will immediately ban flights from UK.

So this virus wants to spoil 2021 again, I don lost relationship cos of the lockdown caused by this virus.

This virus should not dare me again oo. Nonsense

Proactive Governments

Uk is sick right now. and needs to be isolated

Ginger

Our own na to announce immediate lockdown.

What a country!!

Which kind wahala bdis na... Another worldwide lock down looming

It is well

Naija go be last.

There's a new deadly strain of covid-19 in South Africa.I hope they won't carry it to 9ja.

...
China settle down cook this one..

It seems we are yet to see the end of this global pandemic. If new strains come up, I hope the vaccines would be effective against them?

Imagine.. this is serious oo

Kai

..... 2020

Nigerian Government will keep watching until their families import the new strain of Covid-19 into the country and then make the common man suffer as usual...

They won't stop flights from the UK now o

Terrible how this stuff is bent on coming up with a 2021 version. A virus bent on divided people. Anyway, I guess the decision wasn't a very difficult one seeing that the UK is no longer one of them.

Nigeria Fulani/Hausa/Yoruba government will not act fast.

Waiting for their children to fly in with the deadly virus

Awon werey jatijati

Lies it not true the can do it

Wahala be like bicycle oh

Buhari be looking and allow all these christmas people supply us with it

They did not suspend flights into UK. Here we don't joke with UK visa. We share our testimony when given

Nigeria will not ban flights from UK now later they purnish everyone here

Then some people will still come here, spread myths and call it a scamdemic because they think they are intelligent. Rubbish!