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Forty countries have blocked
to and from the United Kingdom. European
, Canada, Iran, Russia and India are among
. The
is because of a new
of COVID-19. The new coronavirus is a mutant - it has changed from the
virus that started spreading earlier this year. Some
blocked transport links to the UK for a few days; others for at
two weeks. Many countries are reviewing the situation. The biggest problems are being caused by a travel
from France. A lot of the UK's
comes across the English Channel from France.