Officials in China on Thursday announced it has banned flights from the United Kingdom over a mutant strain of coronavirus that is fueling a surge of infections across the nation.
“Given the exceptional nature of the virus mutation and its potential impact … China has decided to take reference from other countries and suspend flights to and from UK,” Wang Wenbin, a foreign ministry spokesman, told reporters on Thursday.
“China will closely monitor relevant developments and dynamically adjust control measures depending on the situation.”
Countries around the globe have been closing their borders to travelers from the United Kingdom in a bid to prevent the fast-spreading virus strain from infecting citizens.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson reversed course over the weekend on easing safety rules that would have allowed for household mixing during the holidays. Instead, he implemented some of the harshest guidelines the nation has faced since the fast-spreading mutation was detected in London and surrounding regions in recent weeks.
Medical experts have repeatedly said they do not believe the strain is more deadly or that it will affect vaccine distribution, which kicked off in the U.K at the beginning of the month. The CEO of BioNTech, earlier this week, said the variant was incredibly similar to the one spreading across the globe.
As of Thursday, more than 2.1 million people across the United Kingdom have died, including more than 69,000 who have died.
The two-shot treatment, developed by the German company and New York-based Pfizer, has been authorized for use in more than 45 countries including Britain, the United States and the EU. Hundreds of thousands of people have already received the shots.
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Just remember, according to WHO, who Biden is going to get us back into, China is a saint. Remember evil is good in our world and good is evil! Our freedom is going fast.
Of course to most of us Hong Kong citizens, knowing full well where the financial, logistical and moral support for the riots came from last year, we have a very different view. Scoff you may, but it’s true.
Pity we can’t do the same back, and BLOCK ALL TRAVEL IN AND OUT of china… PERMANENTLY!
I still think China did this to see how the world would react to germ warfare . So now they know they don’t have to fight us in a war ,just release a bug (Pandemic) into the world. China is not our friend but neither is Russia.
That’s why i would literally CHEER in glee, if an asteroid wiped out the WHOLE Of china.. LEAVE NOTHING!
Oh but if America were to ban all travelers from China, some would accuse us of racism but since the communists are doing it, it’s ok(?)
Instead, ban EVERYTHING from China. No cheaply made tools, toys, electronics, and equipment of all types. A total, permanent embargo. This will send these enemies of America the unmistakable message, “you are an inferior nation suffering because of your inferior economic system as imposed by your inferior national leadership.” Do this NOW and have the nerve to stare down the inevitable threats of retaliation. The only alternative is to throw ourselves upon the ‘mercy’ of the godless heathens ruling China and totally surrender.
How come you don’t hear anything anymore about the virus in China? I’ve been curious about what has been happening with it there.
That’s cause NO ONE in the media, has the balls to ask them.