On December 24, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin hosted a regular press conference. A reporter asked a question. The United Kingdom announced the discovery of another new strain of the COVID-19 virus. Previously, many countries had announced the suspension of flights with the United Kingdom. How does China respond to this?
Wang Wenbin said that the UK has recently announced the discovery of a mutated COVID-19 virus strain and has notified the World Health Organization of the relevant information. Many countries have also announced measures to close borders, suspend flights to and from the UK, and prohibit entry of British flights. Taking into account the particularity of the mutant virus and the possible impact, in order to protect the healthy exchanges between Chinese and foreign personnel, after a full assessment, China has referred to multinational practices and suspended flights between China and the UK. China will closely follow the relevant situation and dynamically adjust relevant control measures as appropriate.