Flights From UK have been banned by 12 countries over COVID-19.

NewsOne Nigeria reports that a growing number of countries on Sunday halted flights from the UK following the discovery of a new variant of Covid-19, which is said by officials to spread faster than others.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday — the same day that the UK broke its daily coronavirus case record, recording 35,928 new cases, that the new coronavirus variant, which prompted the UK government to impose a Tier 4 lockdown in London and southeastern England, and tighten restrictions for all of England over the festive period, is "out of control."

The ensuing wave of travel bans has cut off UK travelers from much of the continent. It also spurred a decision to to hold an emergency governmental meeting on Monday, chaired by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a No. 10 spokesperson told CNN. The meeting will focus on the international movement restrictions, and "in particular the steady flow of freight into and out of the UK," they said. "Further meetings are happening this evening and tomorrow morning to ensure robust plans are in place."

France on Sunday, announced it would suspend travel to and from the United Kingdom for 48 hours starting at midnight local time, due to the "new health risk," French Prime Minister Jean Castex said about flights from UK. Both the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel subsequently announced closures.

Like France, the Republic of Ireland is banning flights from Britain on Monday and Tuesday. "In the interests of Public Health, people in Britain, regardless of nationality, should not travel to Ireland, by air or by sea," the Irish government announced in a statement.

Check all the states here: https://newsoneng.com/2020/12/21/breaking-12-countries-ban-flights-from-uk-over-covid-19-see-full-list/

Ofcourse we will wait, leave our borders open so that we will use the opportunity to...

Nigeria which way... Buhari is still waiting for Maman Daura and Aisha Buhari before cancelling flight from UK

Nigeria should follow too. A lot of Nigerians will be visiting home this feastive period, we need to take precautions.

This is the same mistake they made the other time by not shutting down the borders on time.

Moniq007:
This is the same mistake they made the other time by not shutting down the borders on time.

Yeah, they won't do it on time bcs it's another avenue to rake in dollars for fulani fulanization projects.

You people are yet to understand why so many borrowing and yet nothing to show for it.

We are waiting for foreigners with the virus befor we can shut down.

This time may not be from France but UK