(ANSA-AFP) - BERLIN, JAN 26 - Germany is considering almost
completely halting flights into the country to slow the spread
of more infectious strains of the coronavirus, Interior Minister
Horst Seehofer said Tuesday. "The danger from the numerous virus
mutations forces us to consider drastic measures," Seehofer told
the Bild newspaper. "That includes significantly stricter border
checks, especially at the borders of high-risk areas, but also
reducing air travel to Germany to almost zero, as Israel is
currently doing," he added. The emergence of new virus variants
in Britain and South Africa, deemed more infectious than the
original strain, has fuelled concern at a time when many nations
are struggling to rein in the pandemic. A slower than expected
rollout of vaccines had added to the worries. Although Germany
coped relatively well with the first coronavirus wave last
spring, it has been hit hard by a second wave in recent months.
(ANSA-AFP).
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