
[block type="summary”]Following the news that a new and highly contagious strain of coronavirus has been discovered in England, the Luxembourg government implemented a 24 hour suspension on all flights from the UK, starting at midnight tonight. Earlier on Sunday, Luxair announced they would continue their flights.
European countries started banning flights coming from the UK on Sunday as government in London warned that a potent new strain of the virus was “out of control”.
[block type="summary”]The World Health Organization is calling on its members in Europe to strengthen measures against coronavirus due to the new variant circulating in the United Kingdom, its European branch told AFP on Sunday.