Posted on 12/21/20
| News Source: i24
India, Russia and Hong Kong among countries to follow Ireland, Israel and Italy's lead in suspending travel
Several more countries closed their borders to Britain Monday as fears of a highly contagious new coronavirus strain has caused global panic.
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It has caused travel chaos and has raised the prospect of UK food shortages just days before the Brexit cliff edge, according to Reuters.
India, Poland, Switzerland, Russia and Hong Kong suspended travel for Britons after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that a mutated variant of the virus up to 70 percent more infectious had been identified in the country. Japan and South Korea said they were monitoring the situation.
On Sunday, several countries had already suspended travel including France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Ireland, Israel and Canada. Read more at i24