Covid chaos disrupts Kent ports as France bans UK freight

Covid chaos disrupts Kent ports as France bans UK freight
Boris Johnson to hold Cobra meeting on Monday after hauliers told to avoid Kent ports 'until further notice'
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/21/covid-chaos-disrupts-kent-ports-as-europe-travel-bans-take-hold

Covid-19: Dover port halts traffic to France for 48 hours
France is to stop lorries arriving from the UK amid concerns about a new variant of coronavirus.
BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55389505


Hundreds of trucks stranded near Dover after France closes border with UK
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Evening Standard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_dzYAhKFHM

Chile, Canada join growing list of nations banning travel to UK
More countries ban UK travel as British health official warns the ‘new variant is out of control’.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/21/chile-canada-join-growing-list-of-nations-banning-travel-to-uk

Covid-19: Boris Johnson to chair emergency meeting amid travel bans
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55391289

Pound and FTSE 100 fall sharply as markets react to Europe's UK travel bans
Sterling weakened against the dollar and the euro and a plunge in aviation stocks helped dragged the FTSE 100 lower.
https://news.sky.com/story/pound-weakens-as-markets-begin-to-react-to-europes-uk-travel-bans-12169045

French firefighters arrive in Dover with 10,000 Covid tests for lorry drivers
Initiative using rapid-turnaround tests is part of plan to let hauliers cross Channel by Christmas Day
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/24/french-firefighters-arrive-in-dover-with-10000-covid-tests-for-lorry-drivers

Congestion continues to ease at Port of Dover as more lorries cross to France
Mass testing programmes allow hauliers to cross but industry body says delays could resume next week
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/26/congestion-continues-to-ease-port-of-dover-lorries-france

Operation unstack! Dramatic image reveals how 8,000 stranded truck drivers are finally on their way home after 'incredible' soldiers sacrificed time with their own families to carry out Covid tests
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9089615/Dramatic-image-reveals-8-000-stranded-truck-drivers-finally-way-home.html