Since a new coronavirus strain was detected last week, the United Kingdom (UK) has been largely cut off from Europe.
Hundreds of trucks were stuck in massive traffic jams in the port of Dover on England’s southern coast on Tuesday, with drivers expressing anger and sadness over the sudden travel ban.
France shut its borders with the United Kingdom on Sunday, imposing a ban on travel by land, sea, rail and air, after a new strain of the coronavirus was discovered in Britain.
The sudden restrictions to prevent the spread of the potentially more infectious strain have snarled one of Europe’s most important trade routes.
Stranded on the sides of the motorways leading to Dover, drivers expressed anger and sadness over the sudden travel ban.
Source: DW News
