Netherland & Belgium bars travel from UK

Tougher lockdown in London has forced Netherland and Belgium to ban travel from UK. According to information the Netherlands has banned  flights from the UK for at least the rest of the year in an attempt to make sure that a new strain of coronavirus that is sweeping across southern England does not reach its shores. The Netherlands said it will assess “with other European Union nations the possibilities to contain the import of the virus from the United Kingdom.” The Dutch government is already strongly advising its citizens not to travel unless absolutely necessary. The Netherlands has recorded over 10,500 virus related deaths.

Belgium also close its borders to planes and trains coming from the United Kingdom to prevent importing a new strain of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Alexander de Croo told the VRT broadcaster on Sunday. The ban on incoming travel from Britain covers Eurostar services via the Channel Tunnel and will take effect for at least 24 hours from midnight on Sunday, VRT said. Belgium was also in touch with France over road transit passengers from Britain, VRT said, a day after the neighbouring Netherlands also banned flights carrying passengers from Britain over coronavirus.