New Delhi: The way coronavirus cases are increasing in the United Kingdom (UK) – Many countries are banning its flight services to the UK.
Germany, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Ireland and Bulgaria all announced restrictions on UK travel after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that “Christmas shopping and gatherings in southern England must be cancelled because of rapidly spreading infections blamed on the new coronavirus variant.”
Earlier PM Johnson said that “a fast-moving new variant of the virus that is 70 per cent more transmissible than existing strains appeared to be driving the rapid spread of new infections in London and southern England in recent weeks, but there is no evidence to suggest – it is more lethal or causes more severe illness or vaccines will be less effective against it.”
According to the medical and health experts – The new strain of coronavirus is more dangerous and it is already detected in Australia, South Africa, the Netherlands and Denmark.
The UK has reported 2.04 million coronavirus cases so far and claims 67,401 deaths.
Some Indian health experts expressed their views over the new strain of coronavirus and said that “Government of India has worked massively against coronavirus spread and the way many nations are banning flight service to the UK, the government of India should do the same thing immediately.”
Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended all international passenger flights for citizens and residents over fears about the fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus.
local sources said that “to stop the spread of coronavirus – Boris Johnson government may announce lockdown again”
_Vinayak.Barot