New #covid19 variant #B117 has led to vastly different responses around the globe.

Japan, for instance, has stopped all foreigners from entering until the end of January— they had detected cases of B117 as of Friday. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/12/26/variant-coronavirus-spreading-beyond-uk/
U.K. variant of coronavirus continues global spread, despite containment efforts

The variant has been detected in several European countries, as well as Japan, Australian and Lebanon.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/12/26/variant-coronavirus-spreading-beyond-uk/
2/ Canada as of now has restricted all incoming flights from the UK until January 6th #covid19 https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/canada
Canada travel advice

Latest travel advice for Canada, including how to stay safe during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and information on returning to the UK.

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/canada
3/ France eased restrictions for certain categories of people as below #covid19

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/france
4/ Brazil has also restricted UK travel. #covid19

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-12-23/the-latest-uae-islamic-body-oks-vaccines-even-with-pork
5/ Israel also restricts all travel from UK amidst cases of new variants #B117

#covid19
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/israel
6/ Important consequences of any policy decision; for instance, travel ban —>thousands of trucks on way to France from UK were suspended; aid groups deployed to bring food/water to truck drivers, as well as testing #covid19 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/world/europe/uk-dover-trucks-coronavirus-france.html?referringSource=articleShare
Trucks Stuck at U.K. Port Begin Moving, but Many Face a Roadside Christmas

France closed the border to help limit the spread of a coronavirus variant. With the border now reopened, testing thousands of drivers and clearing the backlog of freight will take some time.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/world/europe/uk-dover-trucks-coronavirus-france.html?referringSource=articleShare
7/ Important executive summary from @CDCgov on new #B117 variant— comment on unlikely possibility of evading vaccine-induced immunity below #covid19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/scientific-brief-emerging-variant.html
8/ Thoughts on the cost/benefit of implementing travel bans with new variants; some have argued that costs outweigh benefits once there has been enough spread (“too late”); others have felt differently- answer (to me) doesn’t feel clear #covid19 ⬇️ https://twitter.com/abraarkaran/status/1342898884742410240
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