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Variant of Covid-19: countries which suspend arrivals from the United Kingdom

2020-12-22T06:14:07.569Z


More countries around the world are suspending arrivals of travelers from the UK and sometimes even from other countries where the new strain of the coronavirus has been detected. Le Figaro takes stock.


The list of countries deciding to suspend the arrivals of travelers from the United Kingdom continues to grow after the discovery of a new variant of the coronavirus on British territory.

The restrictions sometimes extend to other countries where the new strain has been detected, such as South Africa and Denmark.

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France

France has suspended since Sunday midnight and for 48 hours all travel of people from British soil, "including related to the transport of goods, by road, air, sea or rail".

Only unaccompanied freight remains authorized.

Germany

Germany suspended all passenger air links from Great Britain and South Africa since Sunday midnight, initially until December 31.

All entry into German territory by British and South African citizens by sea, rail or road is also restricted.

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Italy

Italy, which on Sunday detected the first case of contamination by the new strain of the coronavirus in a patient who recently returned from Great Britain, has decided to suspend flights from the United Kingdom.

Entry into Italy is prohibited for people who have stayed in Great Britain within the last 14 days.

Anyone already in Italy from this territory is required to take a test.

Spain and Portugal

The Spanish and Portuguese governments have decided, in concert, to suspend flights from the United Kingdom from Tuesday.

Ireland

Ireland has suspended since Sunday midnight air links from Great Britain, for "at least" 48 hours.

Netherlands

All passenger flights from the UK have been suspended since Sunday, until January 1.

Ditto by sea for passenger ferries.

Belgium

Belgium has suspended since Sunday midnight air links and rail traffic (including the Eurostar train) from the United Kingdom, for at least 24 hours.

Scandinavia

Norway and Denmark have suspended flights from the UK from Monday and for 48 hours.

Denmark itself has detected nine cases of the British strain on its soil.

Sweden announced on Sunday that it would also suspend flights from the UK.

It also closed its border with Denmark on Monday.

Finland has suspended passenger flights from the UK for two weeks.

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Elsewhere in Europe

The

Switzerland

suspended its air links with the United Kingdom and South Africa since Sunday midnight, until further notice.

Anyone coming from these two countries since December 14 will be subject to a mandatory 10-day quarantine.

Austria

has also cut all its air links, at least until January 1, the Austrian Post also announcing that it no longer accepts mail and parcels to the United Kingdom, due to a lack of freight links.

Estonia, Latvia

and

Lithuania

have suspended flights from the UK.

The

Bulgaria

has suspended all air links with Britain until January 31, the

Romanian

did the same for two weeks from Monday afternoon and on Monday evening in regard to

Hungary

.

The

Croatia

has suspended air links for passengers from the UK for 48 hours.

The

Macedonia

and

Albania

have suspended all flights from the UK and needed an isolation of 14 days for all the people who stayed there.

The

Czech Republic

interrupted flights from the United Kingdom on Monday at noon,

Poland

does the same from midnight.

Russia

Russia is suspending its air links with the United Kingdom for a week, from midnight Tuesday.

Canada

Canada has decided to suspend passenger flights from Great Britain for 72 hours.

Asia

Hong Kong on

Monday announced the suspension of its passenger flights from Britain, starting at midnight.

Anyone arriving in the former British colony after having been in the UK in the previous 14 days will have to observe a longer quarantine than currently scheduled.

India

must suspend all flights from Great Britain until December 31.

Middle East

The

Turkey

has suspended air links from the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands and South Africa.

Iran

has halted flights from Britain for two weeks.

The

Jordan

took the same decision.

Israel

decided on Sunday to ban foreign nationals from the United Kingdom, Denmark and South Africa from entering its soil.

Israeli authorities have also announced strict rules for Israelis returning from these countries, saying they will be confined to hotels run by the military and serving as quarantine centers.

Saudi Arabia on

Sunday suspended international flights and access through land crossings and ports to its territory for at least a week, with a possible extension of another week.

All passengers arriving on or after December 8 from Europe or any other region of the world where the new variant of the virus has been reported will be required to self-isolate for two weeks.

The Sultanate of Oman

has decided to close all its borders to the movement of people for a week from Tuesday.

The

Kuwait

added the UK to its list of countries "high risk" and prohibits flights.

The

Lebanon

suspends not hand the links, however imposing a PCR test for anyone coming from the UK and quarantine in case of positive test in centers provided for this purpose.

Maghreb

The

Morocco

has suspended flights from the UK since Sunday.

The

Tunisia

suspends starting Monday and "until further notice" all flights arriving, departing and transit between its airports and those of Great Britain, South Africa and Australia.

Algeria

has decided to no longer repatriate Algerian nationals from Great Britain (only repatriation flights in Algeria are authorized since the borders have been closed since March 17).

Latin America

The

Salvador

banned the entry into its territory to anyone who stayed in the UK or South Africa in the past month.

The

Panama

took the same decision.

The

Paraguay

prohibited the entry of travelers who stayed in the UK over the past two weeks.

Argentina

has suspended flights from the UK.

The

Chile

will do the same from Tuesday.

The

Peru

has halted all flights from Europe and banned the entry of non-resident aliens who have stayed in the UK over the past two weeks.

Mauritius

Mauritius closes its borders with England, Scotland, Wales and South Africa at midnight on Monday.

Source: lefigaro

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