The new mutated virus strain that is now spreading in London and south-east England is said to be 70 percent more contagious.
Several countries, including Sweden, have decided on a travel ban from the United Kingdom.
SVT's foreign reporter Anna-Maja Persson tells about long queues with trucks at the border crossings to France which have now been closed.
- There is talk that in just a few weeks there may be a food shortage in the UK.
There is also talk that they will not be able to take in any corona vaccine either, the military is on standby to be able to establish air bridges, she says in SVT's Morgonstudion.
Johnson is holding a crisis meeting
The new and more contagious virus strain is now driving the spread in London, where the coronary restrictions have been tightened further.
On Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will also hold a crisis meeting to discuss the situation that has arisen, Sky News reports.
According to Anna-Maja Persson, many Britons react to Boris Johnson's turnaround in the issue of Christmas.
Earlier, the message was that residents should be able to celebrate Christmas with others outside their own household, but last Saturday Johnson held a press conference where he announced that the celebration will be canceled for most people.
- It is a terrible killing blow for those who had intended to go to loved ones.
There were rushes out in the city when people in panic tried to buy Christmas presents and it became crowded at train stations where people wanted to leave the city, she says.
Britain's Transport Minister Grant Shapps tells Sky News that they hope to deal with the new outbreaks at a local level.
He added that he hopes the situation will look better by Easter next year.