Following the identification of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus in the UK, opposition parties ask the Prime Minister Justin trudeau to ask “ the preventive and necessary action »To suspend the arrival of flights and passengers from this country to Quebec and Canada.
“I would first like to express my solidarity and compassion to the citizens of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland who appear to be exposed to a variant of the coronavirus which, according to preliminary indications, is more contagious than the versions known to date. The fact remains that caution is in the best interest of Quebeckers, Canadians and citizens of these territories, ”declared the leader of the Bloc Québécois, Yves-Francois Blanchet.
Ottawa is studying the issue
“This afternoon, Justin Trudeau and I are meeting with our colleagues from the Incident Response Group to discuss the identified UK variant of the virus that causes COVID-19,” said on Twitter , this Sunday, the Minister of Health of Canada, Patty Hajdu.
Elsewhere…
Many European countries, including France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Belgium, have already announced such temporary measures.
“Taking into account the new health risk, and pending its assessment, all flows of people from the United Kingdom to France are suspended from midnight tonight, for 48 hours, and for all means of transport ”, declared the Prime Minister of France in particular on Twitter, Jean Castex.
Outside of Europe, some countries like Morocco and El Salvador have also announced the closure of their borders with the United Kingdom.
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