Russia and India join growing list of countries to ban travel from UK

Russia and India join growing list of countries to ban travel from UK

Countries around the world have imposed restrictions on travel from the UK due to fears of a new strain of the coronavirus.Russia and India are among the latest countries to announce new measures.

It comes as PM Boris Johnson has called a Cobra meeting of senior ministers and officials amid fears in Whitehall that some imported foodstuffs could run out in as little as two weeks.Since Saturday:India will stop all flights from the UK until 31 December, starting on WednesdayRussia is suspending all flights to and from Britain for a weekThe Netherlands has banned flights with passengers from the UK until 1 JanuaryDenmark has suspended all flights from Britain for 48 hours as of Monday morningNorway has also stopped planes from the UK two daysBelgium has banned flights and rail travel from the UK for 24 hours with more clarity expected on TuesdayItaly has banned air passengers from Britain