The B.1.1.7 variant that the patient carries appeared for the first time in Britain late last year. All passengers and crew from the patient's flight were tested, though no other test came out...
Germany, Turkey, Israel, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia are among the countries that have announced the ban in an effort to prevent the spread of the new strain currently termed 501.V2 Variant.
With the countries across the globe shutting their borders to Britain on Monday due to fears about a new strain of coronavirus, here's what we know so far about the new Covid-19 strain.