In response to the new variant of the coronavirus, Italy will suspend flights to and from the United Kingdom.

December 20th local time, Italian Foreign Minister Dimayo said on social media that in response to the British warning about the new variant of the novel coronavirus, in order to protect national health

The Italian government will sign a relevant decree to suspend all flights to and from the United Kingdom after informing the British government.

Italy’s health minister Speranza said in an interview with local media on the same day that the new variant of the novel coronavirus spread rapidly and the decision to grounding was a preventive measure, and he believed that similar action would be taken by other European countries later.