Updated 20 December 2020 at 22:12 IST

Dutch health minister on ban of flights from UK

The Netherlands has banned flights from the UK until the New Year, in an attempt to make sure a new strain of the COVID-19 virus that's   currently sweeping parts of southern England doesn't get a foothold on the Continent.

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The Netherlands has banned flights from the UK until the New Year, in an attempt to make sure a new strain of the COVID-19 virus that's   currently sweeping parts of southern England doesn't get a foothold on the Continent.

The ban came into effect on Sunday morning.

The Dutch government said it was reacting to measures imposed in and around London on Saturday.

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Published By : Associated Press Television News

Published On: 20 December 2020 at 22:12 IST