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A police vehicle passes by lorries parked on the M20 motorway, as EU countries impose a travel ban from the UK following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, near Ashford, Britain, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
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Security officers perform a control at a closed entrance of the Port of Dover as EU countries impose a travel ban from the UK following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Dover, Britain, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Matthew Childs
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People queue outside the Waitrose and Partners supermarket, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Balham, London, Britain December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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Travellers with they suitcases sit at the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras International, as EU countries impose a travel ban from the UK following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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A woman shops at an Aldo store, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Balham, London, Britain December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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People shop at a Sainsbury's store, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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A woman wearing a face mask waits for a bus outside a supermarket as EU countries impose a travel ban from the UK amid alarm about a rapidly spreading strain of coronavirus, in Fulham, London, Britain, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs
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A man stands next to a lorry parked on the M20 motorway, as EU countries impose a travel ban from the UK following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, near Ashford, Britain, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
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Travellers walk through St Pancras International, as EU countries impose a travel ban from the UK following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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Toilet paper rolls are seen on an almost empty shelf as people shop at a Sainsbury's store, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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A man walks past lorries parked on the M20 motorway after EU countries imposed a ban on travel from the UK due to a new strain of the coroanvirus spreading in Britain, near Ashford, England, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
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People shop at a Sainsbury's store, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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A woman shops at a Sainsbury's store, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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People queue outside the Waitrose and Partners supermarket, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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A general view of the entrance to the Port of Dover, as EU countries impose a travel ban from the UK following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Dover, Britain, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra
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Polish truck driver Marcin Pastok gestures as he sits in his lorry cab whilst he waits at Ashford International Truck Stop, as EU countries impose a travel ban from the UK following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ashford, Britain, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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People shop at a Sainsbury's store, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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A ferry of the trans-Channel ferry company P&O docks at the Port of Dover, as EU countries impose a travel ban from the UK following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Dover, Britain, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra
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People queue outside a Tesco store, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as new restrictions come into force, in London, Britain December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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People queue outside the Waitrose and Partners supermarket, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Balham, London, Britain December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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People shop at a Sainsbury's store, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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Police vehicles pass by lorries parked on the M20 motorway, as EU countries impose a travel ban from the UK following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, near Ashford, Britain, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
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People shop at a Sainsbury's store, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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General view of a closed road and the logo of the Port of Dover at the port as EU countries impose a travel ban from the UK following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Dover, Britain, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Matthew Childs
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Lorries are parked up at Clacket Lane service area, as EU countries impose a travel ban from the UK following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Westerham, Britain, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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A butcher gestures whilst customers wait in line as EU countries impose a travel ban from the UK amid alarm about a rapidly spreading strain of coronavirus, in Fulham, London, Britain, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs
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A man uses his phone while he walks past lorries at Manston International Airport, as EU countries impose a travel ban from the UK following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Manston, Britain, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra
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Shaken by new coronavirus strain, Britain goes into lockdown

Shaken by new coronavirus strain, Britain goes into lockdown

Countries closed their borders to Britain over fears of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, causing travel chaos and long lines outside supermarkets amid the prospect of food shortages and stricter pandemic rules.