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Belgians, Dutch, Austrians halt UK flights, fearing variant

by Kirsten Grieshaber
| December 20, 2020 5:27 AM

BERLIN (AP) — The Netherlands, Belgium and Austria on Sunday banned flights from the U.K. and Germany considered limiting such flights to make sure that a new strain of coronavirus sweeping across southern England does not establish a strong foothold on the continent.

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