UK retail industry said that some fresh food is likely to run out as thousands of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/after-france-reopens-border-truckers-scuffle-with-police-in-uk-over-covid-19-test-351807">trucks</a> continue to remain stuck along the France-UK border despite reopening of operations.

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France had decided to reopen the border after lengthly negotiations as the UK announced a new strain of coronavirus which was 70 per cent more transferable.

Thousands of trucks still remain stuck as authorities continue COVID-19 tests as authorities said three truckers have tested positive for COVID-19 who are in queue to leave England even as trucks began leaving English port of Dover.

According to Britain's Department of Transport, at least &nbsp;6,000<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/plenty-of-food-uk-trucks-stranded-along-french-border-as-new-coronavirus-strain-leads-to-border-closure-351629"> trucks</a> were waiting early Wednesday evening to cross the border including 3,750 vehicles parked at the old Manston airport which is also a coronavirus testing site.

UK transport minister Grant Shapps said: "As testing in Kent continues... I've spoken to my French counterpart (Jean-Baptiste Djebbari) and we've agreed the UK/French border at Eurotunnel, Dover &amp; Calais WILL remain open throughout Xmas in order to help hauliers &amp; citizens return home as soon as possible."

Several truckers have said that they will now be forced to spend Christmas on the road as the pace of testing remains slow even as the military began operations late on Wednesday.

French firefighters arrived early Thursday in Dover with 10,000 tests to help their British counterparts as the logjam at the border continued on Thursday. Transport minister Shapps said 2,367 tests had been carried out

"As the EU Transport Commissioner (Adina Valean) has tweeted, testing hauliers is not recommended. Spending days in a lorry on your own puts you in an extremely low risk category!" Shapps said.

The tuckers were involved in na scuffle with UK police as frustration boiled over the slow progress of clearing the huge backlog at the border with no apparent deadline as reports said it could take days to clear as testing and results would be needed to each driver even as the UK entered into an agreement with the EU on<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/deal-is-done-uk-clinches-brexit-agreement-with-eu-ahead-of-december-31-deadline-352125">&nbsp;Brexit</a>.

UK retail industry said that some fresh food is likely to run out as thousands of trucks continue to remain stuck along the France-UK border despite reopening of operations.

UK retail industry said that some fresh food is likely to run out as thousands of trucks continue to remain stuck along the France-UK border despite reopening of operations. Watch: France had decided to reopen the border after lengthly negotiations as the UK announced a new strain of coronavirus which was 70 per cent more transferable. Thousands of trucks still remain stuck as authorities continue COVID-19 tests as authorities said three truckers have tested positive for COVID-19 who are in queue to leave England even as trucks began leaving English port of Dover. According to Britain's Department of Transport, at least 6,000 trucks were waiting early Wednesday evening to cross the border including 3,750 vehicles parked at the old Manston airport which is also a coronavirus testing site. UK transport minister Grant Shapps said: "As testing in Kent continues... I've spoken to my French counterpart (Jean-Baptiste Djebbari) and we've agreed the UK/French border at Eurotunnel, Dover & Calais WILL remain open throughout Xmas in order to help hauliers & citizens return home as soon as possible." Several truckers have said that they will now be forced to spend Christmas on the road as the pace of testing remains slow even as the military began operations late on Wednesday. French firefighters arrived early Thursday in Dover with 10,000 tests to help their British counterparts as the logjam at the border continued on Thursday. Transport minister Shapps said 2,367 tests had been carried out "As the EU Transport Commissioner (Adina Valean) has tweeted, testing hauliers is not recommended. Spending days in a lorry on your own puts you in an extremely low risk category!" Shapps said. The tuckers were involved in na scuffle with UK police as frustration boiled over the slow progress of clearing the huge backlog at the border with no apparent deadline as reports said it could take days to clear as testing and results would be needed to each driver even as the UK entered into an agreement with the EU on Brexit.

Trucks remain stranded at UK-French border as 3 drivers test COVID-19 positive

Britain and France have been negotiating reopening of borders to allow trucks to carry goods into the UK after Europe shut down borders as PM Johnson announced the news strain of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/new-strain-of-coronavirus-not-seen-in-india-so-far-government-351602">coronavirus</a> raising fears of a renewed spread of the virus which is reportedly 70 per cent more transferable.

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Britain's top supermarket Sainsbury had earlier warned that disruption could lead to shortage in the supply of lettuce, cauliflowers, broccoli and citrus fruit in the country.

However, British PM Johnson said supply chains remained "strong and robust" while asserting that delays would affect a "very small percentage" of food entering the UK.&nbsp;

The abrupt move by France to close its border after UK's announcement of the new strain forced Britain to bring forward "Operation Stack" which the British government has devised to deal with anticipated freight tailbacks on roads around Dover in case of no-deal Brexit.

The French border remained closed on Monday with several trunks stranded along Dover port.

British officials have been negotiating with the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/russia-imposes-travel-ban-on-eu-representatives-over-navalny-controversy-351596">EU</a> for a last-minute deal over Brexit fine print, but the Saturday announcement of a lockdown due to the new strain has plunged the Boris Johnson government into a new crisis.

"I don't think anybody should be worried - there is plenty of food in our shops," Interior minister Priti Patel said.

Reports say French and British officials are locked in negotiations over fishing rights post-Brexit even as London mayor Sadiq Khan and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called for an extension to Brexit talks to avoid disruption over New Year.

UK chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance said that new variant of<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/can-make-vaccine-to-beat-coronavirus-mutation-in-six-weeks-biontech-351585"> coronavirus </a>had "clearly substantially increased" while adding that it "looks the same as any other form of Covid infection".

The news strain is reportedly spreading fast across southeast England. Britain is one of the worst-hit countries in the worst-hit country in Europe with virus with over 67,000 deaths and 2 million infection cases. 
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Britain and France have been negotiating reopening of borders to allow trucks to carry goods into the UK after Europe shut down borders as PM Johnson announced the news strain of coronavirus raising fears of a renewed spread of the virus which is reportedly 70 per cent more transferable.

Britain and France have been negotiating reopening of borders to allow trucks to carry goods into the UK after Europe shut down borders as PM Johnson announced the news strain of coronavirus raising fears of a renewed spread of the virus which is reportedly 70 per cent more transferable. Watch: Britain's top supermarket Sainsbury had earlier warned that disruption could lead to shortage in the supply of lettuce, cauliflowers, broccoli and citrus fruit in the country. However, British PM Johnson said supply chains remained "strong and robust" while asserting that delays would affect a "very small percentage" of food entering the UK. The abrupt move by France to close its border after UK's announcement of the new strain forced Britain to bring forward "Operation Stack" which the British government has devised to deal with anticipated freight tailbacks on roads around Dover in case of no-deal Brexit. The French border remained closed on Monday with several trunks stranded along Dover port. British officials have been negotiating with the EU for a last-minute deal over Brexit fine print, but the Saturday announcement of a lockdown due to the new strain has plunged the Boris Johnson government into a new crisis. "I don't think anybody should be worried - there is plenty of food in our shops," Interior minister Priti Patel said. Reports say French and British officials are locked in negotiations over fishing rights post-Brexit even as London mayor Sadiq Khan and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called for an extension to Brexit talks to avoid disruption over New Year. UK chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance said that new variant of coronavirus had "clearly substantially increased" while adding that it "looks the same as any other form of Covid infection". The news strain is reportedly spreading fast across southeast England. Britain is one of the worst-hit countries in the worst-hit country in Europe with virus with over 67,000 deaths and 2 million infection cases.

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'Plenty of food': UK trucks stranded along French border as new coronavirus strain leads to border closure