20th December, 2020
Netherlands imposed a ban on flights from the United Kingdom today after Britain detected a new coronavirus strain.
The travel ban will remain in place until January 1, the government said in a statement early Sunday.
It said it was monitoring developments and considering additional measures regarding other modes of transport.
Netherlands added that in early December, sampling of a case in the country had revealed the same virus strain as that found in the UK.
In measures to control the spread of virus, government issued a “do not travel” advisory, unless it is absolutely essential.
The ban came after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and scientists announced on Saturday that the new strain of coronavirus identified in the country is up to 70 percent more infectious.
Johnson also said London and southeast England, which are currently in the highest level of a three-tier system of rules, would now be placed in a new Tier 4 level.