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With 93,000 positive cases recorded in 24 hours, a record since the start of the pandemic, the United Kingdom fears a flooding of the health system. A critical situation which could well have dangerous repercussions on the economic level.
Dozens of trucks in a row waiting to leave the port of Dover (United Kingdom) to cross the Channel, they are the symbol of the current situation in the United Kingdom. From Saturday December 18, only Britons with compelling reasons will be able to travel. In the other direction, many foreign travelers have canceled their stays. All this should generate colossal losses for the tourism sector. “The travel ban wiped out our Christmas season, we had about 22,000 passengers booked, that’s 2 million pounds, we’re going to lose everything“said Niger Wonnacott, spokesperson for Brittany Ferries.
In France, the absence of the British will have repercussions on tourism. In the station Meribel (Savoy), the British usually represent 40% skiers at this end of year period. France justifies these restrictions by the strong presence of the Omicron variant within the British population. Friday, December 17, 93,000 positive cases were identified across the Channel. Faced with this situation, many Londoners have rushes on vaccination centers. They want to be cautious and want to save their Christmas meal. Apart from teleworking, indoor masks and the health pass, no drastic measures have been put in place in the United Kingdom.