UK Covid: arrivals from South America and Portugal banned from Friday over Brazilian variant concerns – as it happened

Latest updates:arrivals from Brazil, Argentina and the rest of South America, alongside Portugal, banned from Friday. This live blog is now closed -please follow the global live blog for the latest updatesUK bans travellers from South America and Portugal from FridayEngland ’s schools told not to provide free school meals at half-termCovid vaccines and immunity: does past infection help?Pimlico Plumbers to introduce ‘no jab, no job’ work contracts6.05pmGMTRelated:Coronavirus live news: curfew in Brazil's largest state after surge in fatalities; record deaths in Sweden6.05pmGMTA further 48,682 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK have been reported today, Public Health England said. That is more than the total for yesterday (47,525), but consistent with the recent trend, which has shown new cases falling from the early January peak.The publication of the latest deaths data on the government ’s dashboardhas been delayed due to a “processing issue”, Public Health England added.Continue reading...
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