Officials warned the backlog could take days to clear, and many truckers will likely spend Christmas waiting in their cabs. China on Thursday became the latest nation to suspend flights to and from the U.K., further isolating the country. The majority of new positive cases confirmed in London were believed to be the coronavirus variant, the statistics office said. But some 5,000 drivers remained stranded at the Dover ferry crossing, and a Dover port spokeswoman said just about 700 trucks have departed. The announcement of the coronavirus variant came as Europe has been walloped by soaring new virus infections and deaths.

Source: ABC News December 24, 2020 08:48 UTC