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