amid fears the new Covid-19 variant will spread.Ireland has banned all flights from the UK for 48 hours, as has Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Turkey, Belgium and Switzerland.The measures are temporary with plans for an EU council meeting at 10am to decide on co-ordinating EU actions.The announcement comes as Scotland prepares for a level four lockdown starting on Boxing Day.Opposition party leaders in Scotland have called on the SNP government to further explain the reasons for imposing level four lockdown across the mainland amid fears it could last for months.Only the country’s three island councils will be spared tougher restrictions as of Boxing Day which will see non-essential shops and hospitality businesses forced to.
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