The Dutch government announced it had banned air travel from the United Kingdom over fears of the new variant of coronavirus found in that country.
The officials stated that "any introduction of this virus strain from the United Kingdom should be limited as much as possible by limiting or controlling passenger movements from the United Kingdom as much as possible."
The announcement comes after Chief Scientific Adviser to the British Government Patrick Vallance stated the new variant, which Prime Minister Boris Johnson described as possibly "up to 70% more transmittable," could have originated in the UK.
