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“It will be difficult to block the spread due to travel restrictions”
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As concerns about the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) that are spreading in the UK are growing, European countries such as Italy and Germany, as well as a total of 40 countries including Hong Kong, Iran and Israel, have tried to restrict entry from the UK.
According to foreign media such as the BBC, Reuters and New York Times (NYT) on the 21st (local time), most flights, trains, and cargo transportation from the UK were stopped. The number of countries that have stopped operating flights from the UK are the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, India, Russia, Jordan, and Hong Kong. According to CNN, Belgium has blocked inbound travelers from the UK from this day, and Chile has stopped all flights with the UK from the 22nd. Chile is also implementing self-isolation measures for those who have visited the UK in the past 14 days. Hong Kong has also announced that it will ban entry to anyone who has stayed in the UK for more than two hours in the past 14 days. India will also suspend flights to the UK by the end of this year. Iran, Israel, Italy and Morocco have also suspended flights to the UK. Switzerland and Sweden also banned entry from Britain. Germany announced on the 22nd that it would ban direct flights from the UK and entry via train, bus or ship until January 6th next year. According to NHK, Japan will also stop entering foreigners from the UK after the 24th.
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France banned the movement from England to France for 48 hours from 0 o’clock on that day. In addition to airmail, the company said it would stop transporting cargo to the UK via truck for 48 hours, raising concerns that food and other food would be scarce in the UK. An official from the French transport federation said, “Currently no driver wants to deliver to the UK, so the UK freight supply will be exhausted.” An official from the British supermarket chain Sainsbury said, “If there is no change, lettuce, broccoli, and citrus fruits imported from the continent at this time of year will be short in days.” However, these concerns have waned as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to reopen the French border to Britain.
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The United States has not yet banned entry from Britain, but New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York Mayor Bill Doubleragio are urging the federal government to ban entry. In particular, Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic and British Airways announced that only passengers who were tested negative for Corona 19 at the request of Governor Cuomo will board flights to New York. This is at the request of Governor Cuomo, and will take effect on the 22nd for British Airways and the 24th for Virgin Atlantic and Delta. “All Delta passengers flying from the UK to New York must undergo PCR testing 72 hours prior to departure,” Delta said. However, the US government is still cautious. Brett Zyer and the US Assistant Secretary of Health and Welfare told CNN that “we need to put everything on the table and have a scientific discussion to come up with the best recommendations,” but the CDC’s recommendation on the UK travel ban has yet to come. “We need to listen to the opinions of the best experts,” he said.
The factory operation was also stopped due to the variant Corona 19. Toyota announced that the shipment of parts is being delayed due to the variant Corona 19 that is spreading in the UK, and it will stop production at its factories in the UK and France from the 22nd. The engine plant in the UK and the plant in France will be shut down from the 22nd, and the finished vehicle plant in the UK will be shut down from the 23rd. Toyota was scheduled to stop production at these factories from the 24th to meet the winter holiday season, but due to the variant Corona 19, the suspension date was advanced.
As such, countries are trying to prevent the spread of the variant Corona 19 by blocking the UK, but some point out that the entry ban is too late. The World Health Organization (WHO) has already revealed that the variant Corona 19 has already been confirmed in Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands and Australia. The Italian Ministry of Health has also said that two people arriving from Britain have carried the virus. Tobias Kurth, director of the Public Health Research Institute at the Charite University Hospital in Berlin, Germany, said, “The virus is certainly already in continental Europe, and probably also in Germany.” Even if travel restrictions slow the spread of the virus, “it cannot be prevented. I will.”
Meanwhile, WHO European Commissioner Hans Cluge announced on Twitter on the 22nd that he will convene member states to discuss strategies to respond to the variant Corona 19.
/ Kim Yeon Haja [email protected]
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