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Brussels' Eurostar terminal closed as UK travel bans introduced

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The Channel Tunnel terminal in Brussels is largely empty after it was closed, as several European countries and the UK implement travel bans. London said Sunday the spread of a more infectious new coronavirus strain was now "out of control" Crucial transit country France moved to block people and goods crossing the Channel, while the Netherlands said passengers arriving by ferry would be denied entry.. IMAGES

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