Europe is in a panic about the new UK strain of Covid19. It is 70% ore contagious than the old one.
Most European countries have blocked all incoming traffic from the UK
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/world-scrambles-isolate-uk-over-fears-mutant-covid-strain
NY governor Cuomo is in a furor about the US government not blocking incoming flights from the UK
In the meantime, infection rates in the UK are lower than in many countries blocking flights from the UK. Go figure!
While all this is going on, virologists are wondering, "where is the evidence of this new strain being so contagious?"
https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/scientists-mps-ask-where-evidence-70-more-contagious-mutant-covid