UK, France to Resolve Lorry Queue Caused by Virus Panic: Ministers

UK, France to Resolve Lorry Queue Caused by Virus Panic: Ministers
Dover Port is closed as new travel restrictions to the continent remain in place, in Dover, England, on Dec. 21, 2020. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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The UK will “make sure” to work with France to resolve the piling up of lorries, British Transport Minister Grant Shapps said on Monday, as European countries shut their borders to the UK after a new strain of the CCP virus was identified.

French Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said on Monday morning that a Europe-wide health protocol will be established within hours to ensure that movement from the UK can resume.
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