UK hit with travel bans over new virus strain

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UK hit with travel bans over new virus strain

LONDON, England (AP) - Trucks waiting to get out of Britain backed up for miles and people were left stranded at airports yesterday as dozens of countries around the world slapped tough travel restrictions on the UK because of a new and seemingly more contagious strain of the coronavirus in England.

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