Cynical Sindee: Brexit was supposed to mark a day of liberation, launching a process of the UK reclaiming its lost glory and having the world's spotlight on it again. Looks like the latter has happened sooner than expected.
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Britain faces isolation as world tightens borders to keep out new coronavirus strain
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt...SKBN28V1FF
INTRO: Countries across the globe shut their borders to Britain on Monday due to fears about a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, causing travel chaos and raising the prospect of food shortages days before Britain is set to leave the European Union... (MORE)
Travel From U.K. Shut Down As Nations Assess Threat Of New Coronavirus Strain
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus...rus-strain
INTRO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Monday attempted to reassure skittish European neighbors that his government had the threat of a new strain of the coronavirus under control. (MORE)
New virus strain in UK batters global markets
https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-...5fyBN.html
INTRO: The emergence of a virulent strain of coronavirus in the UK battered stocks worldwide, including India, on Monday as nations raced to shut air travel and reimpose travel restrictions, darkening the prospects of early recovery.
Indian stock benchmarks plunged 3% at the end of trading, the worst in Asia and the steepest single-day decline since May, as investors fretted over the possibility of fresh curbs squeezing economic activity. During the day, the benchmark index BSE Sensex plunged as much as 4.34%, while the NSE’s Nifty index shed 4.57%. The Sensex ended trading at 45,553.96, while the Nifty closed at 13,328.40, down 3.14%.
Markets in the rest of Asia-Pacific were mixed. Mainland Chinese stocks ended higher, with the Shanghai composite gaining 0.76% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index declined 0.72%. The coronavirus situation in countries such as Japan and South Korea remained severe, weighing on investor sentiment.
India banned all flights from the UK till December 31 to prevent the new strain from spreading... (MORE)
New Strain Of COVID-19 Wreaking Havoc In Aviation And Oil - OpEd - Eurasia Review
https://www.eurasiareview.com/22122020-n...-oil-oped/
INTRO: The airline industry, which had been badly battered by the pandemic, just about saw light at the end of the tunnel courtesy of vaccine approvals and the rollout of vaccination programs in several major economies. But once again the virus proved that it had a mind of its own. A mutant strand, which is believed to be 70 percent more infectious than the original coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and which had evolved in the southeast of England, forced the UK government to bring 16.4 million people into stricter measures, shutting all non-essential shops and forbidding them to leave their zone of restriction... (MORE)
White House considers Covid testing requirement for travelers from UK
https://us.cnn.com/2020/12/21/politics/w...index.html
INTRO: The White House is considering requiring travelers from the United Kingdom to present proof of a negative coronavirus test before arriving in the United States, two administration officials tell CNN. The discussions come amid the discovery of a new variant of coronavirus discovered in the UK and as a slew of countries have suspended travel. US public health officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, have said they do not believe the situation currently warrants suspending travel from the UK.
Officials discussed the possible requirement during a coronavirus task force meeting on Monday and officials are expected to present this option to President Donald Trump by Tuesday, the officials said. Three airlines have already agreed to enforce a similar arrangement with New York for flights arriving in that state. (MORE)
Cuomo blasts feds for not banning flights from UK amid new virus strain
https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/coron...rus-strain
INTRO: As fears are growing over a new strain of the coronavirus spreading through the United Kingdom, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized federal officials for not banning all flights from the UK. While international travel is severely curtailed due to the pandemic, a small number of flights make their way from the UK to the US on a daily basis.
"We have about six flights a day coming in from the U.K. and we have done absolutely nothing,” Cuomo said. “To me this is reprehensible because this is what happened in the spring. Coronavirus is in China. No it wasn't, it's in Europe. It came from Europe and we did nothing."
In response on Monday, Cuomo said that British Airlines and Delta agreed to test passengers for the coronavirus for all flights originating from the UK landing in New York. Still, Cuomo says, these measures aren't enough. The United Kingdom has implemented some of its strongest lockdowns since the onset of the pandemic in recent days. While not much is known about the mutated strain of the virus, it is believed to spread more easily. The new virus strain prompted Canada to block all incoming flights from the UK. France has also closed off travel from the UK... (MORE)
UK military ready to assure vaccine delivery as EU shuts borders
https://www.france24.com/en/video/202012...ts-borders
INTRO: FRANCE 24 correspondent Herve Amoric says trucks are being turned around systematically at the UK port of Dover, after France suspended trade and travel between the two countries for 48 hours. The UK announced Saturday it was battling a highly infectious mutated strain of the coronavirus, prompting several countries to freeze links. The UK's military is ready to step in to facilitate vaccine delivery. (MORE - video)
RELATED: Mutation's importance remains unclear(scivillage) ..... Is the new UK coronavirus variant more contagious?(livescience)
- - - - -
Britain faces isolation as world tightens borders to keep out new coronavirus strain
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt...SKBN28V1FF
INTRO: Countries across the globe shut their borders to Britain on Monday due to fears about a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, causing travel chaos and raising the prospect of food shortages days before Britain is set to leave the European Union... (MORE)
Travel From U.K. Shut Down As Nations Assess Threat Of New Coronavirus Strain
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus...rus-strain
INTRO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Monday attempted to reassure skittish European neighbors that his government had the threat of a new strain of the coronavirus under control. (MORE)
New virus strain in UK batters global markets
https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-...5fyBN.html
INTRO: The emergence of a virulent strain of coronavirus in the UK battered stocks worldwide, including India, on Monday as nations raced to shut air travel and reimpose travel restrictions, darkening the prospects of early recovery.
Indian stock benchmarks plunged 3% at the end of trading, the worst in Asia and the steepest single-day decline since May, as investors fretted over the possibility of fresh curbs squeezing economic activity. During the day, the benchmark index BSE Sensex plunged as much as 4.34%, while the NSE’s Nifty index shed 4.57%. The Sensex ended trading at 45,553.96, while the Nifty closed at 13,328.40, down 3.14%.
Markets in the rest of Asia-Pacific were mixed. Mainland Chinese stocks ended higher, with the Shanghai composite gaining 0.76% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index declined 0.72%. The coronavirus situation in countries such as Japan and South Korea remained severe, weighing on investor sentiment.
India banned all flights from the UK till December 31 to prevent the new strain from spreading... (MORE)
New Strain Of COVID-19 Wreaking Havoc In Aviation And Oil - OpEd - Eurasia Review
https://www.eurasiareview.com/22122020-n...-oil-oped/
INTRO: The airline industry, which had been badly battered by the pandemic, just about saw light at the end of the tunnel courtesy of vaccine approvals and the rollout of vaccination programs in several major economies. But once again the virus proved that it had a mind of its own. A mutant strand, which is believed to be 70 percent more infectious than the original coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and which had evolved in the southeast of England, forced the UK government to bring 16.4 million people into stricter measures, shutting all non-essential shops and forbidding them to leave their zone of restriction... (MORE)
White House considers Covid testing requirement for travelers from UK
https://us.cnn.com/2020/12/21/politics/w...index.html
INTRO: The White House is considering requiring travelers from the United Kingdom to present proof of a negative coronavirus test before arriving in the United States, two administration officials tell CNN. The discussions come amid the discovery of a new variant of coronavirus discovered in the UK and as a slew of countries have suspended travel. US public health officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, have said they do not believe the situation currently warrants suspending travel from the UK.
Officials discussed the possible requirement during a coronavirus task force meeting on Monday and officials are expected to present this option to President Donald Trump by Tuesday, the officials said. Three airlines have already agreed to enforce a similar arrangement with New York for flights arriving in that state. (MORE)
Cuomo blasts feds for not banning flights from UK amid new virus strain
https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/coron...rus-strain
INTRO: As fears are growing over a new strain of the coronavirus spreading through the United Kingdom, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized federal officials for not banning all flights from the UK. While international travel is severely curtailed due to the pandemic, a small number of flights make their way from the UK to the US on a daily basis.
"We have about six flights a day coming in from the U.K. and we have done absolutely nothing,” Cuomo said. “To me this is reprehensible because this is what happened in the spring. Coronavirus is in China. No it wasn't, it's in Europe. It came from Europe and we did nothing."
In response on Monday, Cuomo said that British Airlines and Delta agreed to test passengers for the coronavirus for all flights originating from the UK landing in New York. Still, Cuomo says, these measures aren't enough. The United Kingdom has implemented some of its strongest lockdowns since the onset of the pandemic in recent days. While not much is known about the mutated strain of the virus, it is believed to spread more easily. The new virus strain prompted Canada to block all incoming flights from the UK. France has also closed off travel from the UK... (MORE)
UK military ready to assure vaccine delivery as EU shuts borders
https://www.france24.com/en/video/202012...ts-borders
INTRO: FRANCE 24 correspondent Herve Amoric says trucks are being turned around systematically at the UK port of Dover, after France suspended trade and travel between the two countries for 48 hours. The UK announced Saturday it was battling a highly infectious mutated strain of the coronavirus, prompting several countries to freeze links. The UK's military is ready to step in to facilitate vaccine delivery. (MORE - video)