Italy, Austria, Belgium and Netherlands ban UK flights over new coronavirus strain fears.

Italy and Austria have joined the Netherlands and Belgium in prohibiting air travel from the UK because of worries over the new strain of Covid. 

The move comes after Dutch wellbeing specialists affirmed at any rate one instance of a similar variation that has provoked London and huge pieces of southeast England to re-visitation of lockdown rules. 

UK trips to the Netherlands have been halted, a move that Belgium has reflected while additionally stopping rail associations. 

Italy reported their measures soon after early afternoon on Sunday, however it isn't realized how long they will be set up for. 

The Dutch measures are relied upon to go on until in any event the new year. 

Austria said it would likewise end departures from the UK yet there were no quick subtleties on the circumstance of the boycott. 

Germany is likewise perceived to think about activity, with a German government official telling the dpa news organization that limitations on departures from Britain are a "genuine alternative". 

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Sunday he was giving the request for 24 hours beginning at 12 PM "out of safeguard," and that he would have liked to have greater lucidity on Tuesday. 

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported it was in "close contact" with the UK about the new change of the infection, and they have both shared data and consequences of examination about the novel episode. 

Britain's central clinical official, Professor Chris Whitty, said the UK had enlightened the global medical care body regarding the improvement subsequent to displaying demonstrated a quick spread of the new variation in southeast England. 

Maria Van Kerkhove, from the WHO, said recently the strain bore similitudes to a variation at first found in mink in Europe. 

Another report distributed by the association has called for "improved" observation worldwide considering the new turns of events. 

The Dutch wellbeing service said the case there had been distinguished toward the start of December and is being examined. 

In the interim, it said "any presentation of this infection strain from the United Kingdom should be restricted however much as could be expected by restricting or controlling traveler developments from the United Kingdom however much as could be expected". 

The air traffic restrict for travelers from the UK started at 6am today and will apply until 1 January at the most recent. 

The Dutch government stated: "The bureau is intently checking the improvements of the COVID-19 infection abroad and is researching the opportunities for extra measures for different methods of transport. 

"In the coming days, it will, in close coordinated effort with other EU part states, investigate the potential outcomes of additional limiting imports of the infection from the United Kingdom." 

The new strain of Covid - known as VUI-202012/01 - is accepted to spread more rapidly than the first strain and is believed to be the purpose behind quickly increasing contamination rates in London and the South East. 

Boris Johnson cautioned on Saturday that the new strain may be "up to 70% more contagious". 

"While we are genuinely sure the variation is sent all the more rapidly, there is no proof to propose that it is more deadly or causes more serious ailment," the executive said. 

"Similarly there is no proof to propose the antibody will be any less viable against the new variation." 

Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK government's boss logical consultant, said the new variation is thought to have arisen in the UK in mid-September. 

By December, it was liable for over 60% of contaminations in London, he said. 

Mr Johnson declared that huge number of individuals in London and numerous pieces of the South East won't be permitted to blend in with different family units at Christmas as they are presently under another Tier 4 degree of limitations.