UK Travel Corridors Closed to Curb New CCP Virus Variants

UK Travel Corridors Closed to Curb New CCP Virus Variants
A passenger wearing a Union Flag mask waits to board one of the few flights departing at Gatwick Airport near London on Nov. 27, 2020. Leon Neal/Getty Images
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The UK has closed all its “travel corridors” with other countries in an attempt to stem the spread of new CCP virus variants into the country.

The measure, announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday, came into force at 4 a.m. local time on Monday.