Dutch Ban Uk Flights

[Zacs-Master]

This is something I predicted on here a few days ago. Are vaccination certificates on their way?
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/dutch-flight-ban-uk-netherlands-coronavirus-mutation-b1776717.html

[emmie]

who knows, i wonder how many are going to go abroad anyway

[Zacs-Master]

Not many but it’s a significant development and may be adopted by other countries soon.

[emmie]

seeing we have only vaccinated a relatively small amount of folk, and its unlikely perhaps they are the ones who are travelling.

[emmie]

maybe, i did say on ab weeks ago are we going to test those coming into UK, or they should have a some sort of cerificate to prove they are clean.

[Zacs-Master]

I’m trying to look into the future a bit and wonder whether (as per my comment of a few days ago) countries will start asking for vaccination proof before being allowed to enter certain countries.

[vulcan42]

Why are they banning flights when rail and ferry are unaffected?

[Zacs-Master]

No idea, Vulc.

[emmie]

vulcan good question.. no idea

[emmie]

then we shouldbe doing the same zac, but i bet we don;t

[Zacs-Master]

‘ Stating it was “closely monitoring developments,” the government said it would consider additional restrictions on other modes of transport’
https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-flight-travel-ban-uk-coronavirus-england-airports/

[Zacs-Master]

We should have done it in March, Em!

[ichkeria]

I can’t read the link but isn’t this like us banning Danish mink from flying here a while ago.
Or people not being allowed to leave the South East of England.
People see “new variant” and ...

[emmie]

isn't this how the virus first started people coming into the country, no checks, just let through, those from China?

[Zacs-Master]

People also see 70% more transmittable, Ich.

[ichkeria]

Yes they do see that.
Ultimately it’s probably like catching water in a sieve thigh

[ichkeria]

Though

[Zacs-Master]

Do you think Brexit has anything to do with the decision? A little bit of a dig, perhaps?

[Sunk]

This is all rather spurious and the fault of the misinformation from matt Half ock.

Viruses mutate all the time and Covid is no different. We have had Covid-19 for a year, and there are already over 1000 variations.
The fact that a variation has taken off in the SE of England does not necessarily mean it is more deadly or more infectious. It just means that people with this variant have gone to Kent and now there are hotspots there. The area my have been a quite covid area before, so there are more potential victims in the winter months.

But this useless Government need some excuse to pin yet another U-turn on, so the killer mutant super covid fits the bill.

[douglas9401]

More likely they have the same calibre of decision makers that we have.

[riptide]

All Governments are struggling to cope with this virus, I doubt if Labour would have done any better, probably we would be in far greater debt the way they spend money.