The list of countries with travel restrictions to and from the UK has only increased since British authorities said Saturday that a new strain of coronavirus detected in the country appears to be spreading faster than the original version.
Wide sectors of the south-east of United Kingdom, including the capital, London, are now under new and stricter restrictions in order to stop the rapid spread of the virus, although there are no indications that the mutation increases the mortality of the virus, reported BBC.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that it is in “close contact” with British authorities to follow up on the investigation.
Countries such as Holland, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Ireland, India, Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Hong Kong, among others, suspended flights with the United Kingdom.
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