STOCKHOLM, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Sweden on Sunday issued a ban on travel from Norway over fears of the spread of the new variant of coronavirus first found in Britain.
"We are ready to make the decisions required to reduce the spread of infection and protect life and health," Minister for Home Affairs Mikael Damberg said at a press conference, adding that Norway's shutdown measures could increase "the risk of congestion in Swedish municipalities near the border and the risk that the mutated virus will spread further in Sweden."
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