EU to hold crisis talks as countries block travel from UK over new Covid strain
by Jon Henley, Sam Jones, Angela Giuffrida and Oliver from on (#5BWJ5)
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EU ambassadors are to hold a crisis meeting in Brussels on Monday to discuss travel restrictions on the UK as multiple countries began closing their doors to travellers from Britain after the discovery of a fast-spreading strain of Covid-19.
As the World Health Organization called on European members to step up measures, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands on Sunday announced the suspension of air links - and in some cases rail and ferry routes - from Britain.
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