Over 40 countries have banned arriving travelers from the UK over concerns of the spread of the new mutation of the coronavirus in England.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said early indications are that the variant is 70 percent more transmissible.Visit our dedicated coronavirus site here for all the latest updates.The World Health Organization (WHO) said there were "preliminary signs that the variant may be able to spread more easily between people" and "preliminary information that the variant may affect (the) performance of some diagnostic assays (tests)."The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development (FCDO) announced that the following countries have banned UK arrivals due to the new strain of COVID-19:Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, and Turkey.Greece introduced a seven-day quarantine for all passengers arriving from the UK.Chile banned the entry of non-resident foreign nationals that have been in the UK during the last 14 days.Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman closed their borders completely.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Read more:The new coronavirus variant in Britain: Everything we know so farCoronavirus: Saudi Arabia suspends all international commercial flights for a weekCoronavirus: Russia, Switzerland join growing list of countries banning UK travelCoronavirus: Jordan suspends UK flights amid fears of new COVID-19 strain
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus new mutation: More than 40 countries ban travelers from UK
