Beijing: The new variant of the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is wreaking havoc Britain and prompting high levels of concern among its European neighbours, some of which have cut transport links. China on Thursday suspended flights to and from Britain after it reported a new, more infectious strain of the coronavirus. The country has succeeded in controlling the spread of corona within its borders, but authorities remain highly vigilant about the threat of virus cases coming from other countries. 

At a routine briefing, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said," Given the exceptional nature of the virus mutation and its potential impact ... China has suspended flights between China and the UK after the full assessment."  As fears rose over the new virus strain many countries including  Ireland, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium halted UK flights earlier this week. Turkey and Canada have also banned incoming flights from Britain indefinitely.

China has already imposed strict entry requirements to curb the spread of the coronavirus and last month banned foreign arrivals from a number of countries including Britain, Belgium, India and the Philippines.  Meanwhile, Israel has detected four cases of the new, highly infectious variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in Britain.

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