A docking ban is in force for ferries carrying passengers … EU to ban US travelers due to spike in coronavirus cases, source says ... COVID-19 cases in Texas dropped slightly Friday, with new cases now totaling 137,624. The Netherlands on Sunday banned all passenger flights from Britain after the new variant of the coronavirus that is circulating in the UK was found to have spread to other countries.. ... "If we expect a flight … Countries participating in travel ban … France and Germany have led the way in calling for a more "coordinated" response to dealing with the new variant of coronavirus. LONDON: Flights from the United Kingdom were banned by European countries on Sunday amid the fight by Britain against what it has termed an "out of control", potent new strain of coronavirus. Several EU member states have imposed flight, train and ferry bans on UK arrivals since Britain announced the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus. European Union officials are moving to halt Canadians from travelling to the bloc of European countries amid the coronavirus pandemic. The ban on … This is Ryanair’s advice to customers after many EU countries announce UK flight ban. This time it was a ban on travellers from 26 European countries … We are taking resolute action to reinforce our public health sectors and mitigate the socio-economic impact in the European Union. In July, the EU set up a … COVID-19: Germany extends UK travel ban to 6 January - despite EU urging countries to lift restrictions. The European Union extended its travel ban on Americans on Thursday, as coronavirus infections continued to rise across the United States. Travellers from outside the EU are being turned away from airports and borders after the 27-country bloc imposed a 30-day ban to halt the spread of coronavirus. The purpose of the flight ban is to prevent the further spread of new variants of coronavirus in the Netherlands and Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba. The European Medicines Agency, meanwhile, is meeting Monday to approve the first Covid-19 vaccine for the European Union's 27 nations, bringing vaccinations closer for millions of EU … Ireland's ban on travel to and from Britain has been extended to 31 December, as countries around the world shut their borders due to fears over a new coronavirus variant. Before 23 January 2021 there were more categories of people who were exempt from the EU entry ban. When Trump announced the ban in an Oval Office address on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, he dubbed COVID-19 a "foreign virus" — which the EU swiftly criticized. The list of exemption categories for the EU entry ban for the Netherlands has now been modified, as a result of the current developments concerning the situation with COVID-19 in the Netherlands and the rest of the world. News Scrap UK coronavirus travel bans, EU urges. Coronavirus: Chaos Follows Trump's European Travel Ban; EU Says It Wasn't Warned : Goats and Soda "The Coronavirus is a global crisis and requires cooperation," EU leaders say. A growing number of European nations have banned flights from the UK in a bid to stop a mutant strain of coronavirus crossing their borders.. The World Health Organization sought to temper panic. Yahoo Finance UK. European countries have started suspending all incoming air travel from the UK amid mounting concern over a new strain of Covid-19. Coronavirus: Britain ramps up flight ban as Portugal suspends all UK travel. slapped a travel ban on Europe back in March to halt the spread of Covid-19, the U.S. president declared it “the most aggressive and comprehensive effort to confront a … The European Union plans to ban travel from the US when it reopens its borders on July 1st because of its poor handling of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Germany, which holds the rotating EU presidency, also called a special crisis meeting on Monday to coordinate the response to the virus news among the bloc’s 27 member states. "The coronavirus is a global crisis, not limited to any continent and it requires cooperation rather than unilateral action,” the EU officials said. A travel ban on Americans, which European Union officials confirmed on Friday, will probably lead to even deeper cuts. France’s ban on freight stranded huge numbers of trucks. The European Union announced a 30-day restriction on non-essential travel to its territory, though movement within the bloc will be still be allowed. The UK has added more countries to its flight ban list in a bid to control the spread of the new COVID-19 variant. “It’s a huge deal,” said John Grant, a senior analyst at OAG. Most EU countries including France and Germany have imposed bans on travel from the United Kingdom over concerns about a new, more infectious strain of the coronavirus. Investors will be keeping an eye on EU's vaccine row and BOE's economy boosting action . A ban is in force since 00.01, 23 January 2021, on passenger flights from the United Kingdom, Cabo Verde, South Africa, the Dominican Republic and countries in South America. It didn’t immediately say how long the flight ban would last, but news agency dpa reported it would be in place at least until Dec. 31. The European Commission is coordinating a common European response to the coronavirus outbreak. The European Medicines Agency, meanwhile, is meeting Monday to approve the first COVID-19 vaccine for the European Union’s 27 nations, bringing vaccinations closer for millions of EU citizens. Several European Union countries on Sunday placed restrictions on flights from the United Kingdom in view of a potent new strain of coronavirus Britain is faced with.