Because of the mutation of coronavirus in Great Britain, Ukrainians are highly recommended to refrain from traveling to London and southeastern England. The Ukrainian Embassy in this country reported that on Facebook.
"Due to the worsening epidemic situation, related to the spread of the disease caused by the new kind of coronavirus in certain regions of the United Kingdom, the Embassy of Ukraine recommends citizens of Ukraine to temporarily abstain from traveling to London and southeastern England, where the Tier 4 of local lockdown has been introduced since December 20, 2020", reads the message.
The citizens who are already there are highly advised to be careful and to abide by quarantine restrictions.
Earlier, over 20 countries suspended flights to the United Kingdom over the new Covid-19 strain and the EU is to convene an emergency meeting.
In addition, the WHO urged Europe to strengthen approaches to prevent the spread of Covid.