“Due to the new epidemiological situation in the UK and South Africa, the FAA has suspended flights between Switzerland and the two countries from midnight on December 20 until further notice,” the press release said.
As noted, this is how Switzerland reacts to the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus, which, according to initial data, is "significantly more infectious than the known form."
The department added that the flight ban is intended to prevent the further spread of the new variant of the virus.
On December 14, the head of the UK Ministry of Health Matt Hancock announced the discovery of a new type of coronavirus infection COVID-19 in the country.