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Virus-linked isolation of UK eases but backlog persists

by JO KearneyAngela Charlton
| December 25, 2020 12:03 AM

DOVER, England (AP) — Gridlock at an English port kept thousands of truckers and travelers stranded Wednesday despite a deal with France to lift a two-day blockade imposed because of a new variant of the coronavirus that had isolated Britain and raised fears of food shortages.

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