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Right now there is confusion in Europe about whether this new variant in the UK cited by Johnson as the reason for cancelling Christmas is actually a significant danger, or being used as political cover to reverse course on the UK's planned Christmas lockdown easing.
But given the urgency with which Johnson described the mutant strain yesterday, European governments aren't taking any chances.
Several countries including Belgium and the Netherlands have banned trains and flights coming from the UK, with immediate effect.
Several countries including Belgium and the Netherlands have banned trains and flights coming from the UK, with immediate effect.
But before fears about this new strain run out of control and EU countries start shutting internal borders again, people need to listen to the experts about whether this new strain actually poses a threat.
Because there's no doubt that it's already in continental Europe.
Because there's no doubt that it's already in continental Europe.
