Gabbard Says US Should Halt Flights From UK Over New COVID-19 Variant

Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) listens to a question during a campaign stop in Londonderry, New Hampshire, on Oct. 1, 2019. Charles Krupa/AP Photo

The United States should temporarily stop all flights from the United Kingdom because of the new COVID-19 variant that has emerged there, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) said Dec. 26.

“The U.S. needs to temporarily halt all flights from the U.K. into the U.S. to stop more infectious mutation of COVID from entering the U.S. This should have been done days ago,” Gabbard, a former Democratic presidential candidate, said in a statement.