London, United Kingdom.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is meeting with an emergency government on Monday many countries cut everything connection with the United Kingdom ddue to a coronavirus mutation aggravating the chaos ten days before Brexit.
List of creep that temporarily suspended movements from United Kingdom tras a discovery of this variant which would be up to 70% more contagious, although it is not proven to be the deadliest.
However, experts from European Union I believe that current covid-19 vaccines are also effective in this regard tension, announced the German government.
“For all we know so far and after the discussions that took place between experts from the European authorities”, the new virus variant “has no impact on vaccinations“They are still there “Just as effective”, German Health Minister Jens Spahn told the public television station ZDF.
US experts agree that “at the moment no strain of the virus seems resistant. available vaccines “, said the chief adviser of the government’s vaccination program, Moncef Slaoui, who assured that his country is following “very carefully” the new variant.
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Germany ‘s decision to sever ties with UK, which currently only affects flights, should be made official in the next few hours, a government source told AFP, noting that European states are considering a joint response to maritime, rail and road connections with AFP. UK.
However, some countries have already taken action as well France qwhich suspended from midnight on Sunday all the movements of people from UK for 48 hours. “Only unaccompanied freight will be permitted. The flow of persons or transport in the direction of UK they are not affected, “the government said.
Beside Germany and France, a dozen countries in European Union, including Italy and Ireland, have announced similar measures. The Netherlands has also banned the entry of passengers from dand the United Kingdom by sea.
Outside the EU, Canada, Chile Argentina, Colombia, kuweit, iran, switzerland, Savior and Israel has also suspended connections with England and the last three even with South Africa, where the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus. Saudi Arabia has also suspended all international flights as well as access to its ports for at least one week. However, US, He does not plan to suspend connections at this time, Slaoui said.
As a result of these measures, Boris Johnson pa meeting will be held this month to “analyze the situation with regard to international movements and, in particular, the regular flow of freight to and from UK”, while the port of Dover announced the closure of outbound maritime traffic.
Nine strain “It’s out of control,” he admitted on Sunday The British Minister for Health, Matt Hancock, which justified the confinement London and southeast of England. “It will be very difficult to keep one under control vaccine it is widespread. “
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The closure of the English port takes place at the worst possible time and will only increase the disturbances suffered by British ports on the eve of the country’s exit from the European single market 31st of December.
Ten days before this deadline, London and BrusselsThey continue to negotiate a trade agreement that avoids chaos and the introduction of quotas and tariffs for trade between the two.
Great Britain, one of the most affected countries in Romania Europe for covid-19, with more than 67,000 confirmed deaths and a record nearly 36,000 new cases on Sunday, the World Health Organization reported (WHICH) of discovering this mutation and its highest rate of contagion.