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2020-12-21 Europe

Britain holds crisis talks as Europe cuts transport links on virus fears

[France24] The United Kingdom stood shut off from the continent on Monday after European countries cut transport ties over fears of a new coronavirus strain, sowing chaos for families, truckers and supermarkets just days before the Brexit cliff edge.

France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, Israel and Canada were among those that shut off travel ties after Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that a highly infectious new strain of the virus was a danger to the country.

Johnson was due to chair an emergency response meeting on Monday to discuss international travel, in particular the flow of freight in and out of Britain. EU officials were also expected to hold talks on coordinating their response.

France shut its border to arrivals of people and trucks from the United Kingdom, closing off one of the most important trade arteries with mainland Europe, a step Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said was surprising.

"We're doing everything we can to get that restarted," Shapps told Sky. "They've said to us they want to restart the hauliers as quickly as possible."

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#1 'Operation Wuhan' slowly and methodically marches on.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-12-21 08:28|| 2020-12-21 08:28|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm sure Brexit has nothing to do with it.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2020-12-21 08:37|| 2020-12-21 08:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Bingo!

Posted by Tom 2020-12-21 08:43|| 2020-12-21 08:43|| Front Page Top

#4 I can almost see Soetoro and China Joe laughing at the POMS.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-12-21 08:45|| 2020-12-21 08:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Jordan suspends flights to and from UK until Jan. 3

All Israelis returning from abroad must isolate in hotel
The cabinet also voted to close the skies to all foreigners.

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#7 ^ child of Joe Mendiola?

Posted by Ebbomogum the Tiny3547 2020-12-21 15:04|| 2020-12-21 15:04|| Front Page Top

#8 #6 wow, incoherent rant, nice work

Posted by 746 2020-12-21 15:05|| 2020-12-21 15:05|| Front Page Top

#9 Referendums have consequences.

Posted by European Conservative 2020-12-21 18:32|| 2020-12-21 18:32|| Front Page Top

#10 Hey, BoJo, want that novel novel COVID strain to go away? Well, have we, the EU, a deal for you....

Posted by Clem 2020-12-21 19:11|| 2020-12-21 19:11|| Front Page Top

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