PRITI Patel is considering calls for the UK to ban flights from coronavirus hotspots like the US and Iran to stop the spread further. As Europe is mostly locked down with limited travel in and out,…
Priti Patel is said to be considering a ban of all flights from the US and IranThe Daily Telegraph reported that she believes visitors from nations such as Iran, the US and China should not be continuing to fly into the UK at the current time."There is no doubt that we are going to come under increasing pressure to sort this," one source told the paper.
"We want to stop non-EEA nationals from flying into the UK. The EU is not a problem for the most part because their domestic lockdowns are so severe. "The Chief Medical Officer has said there is no evidence that closing borders would have an impact on the spread of the infection.Iran and the US have both seen huge spikes in the number of cases being recorded in the last week.
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