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Covid: UK's ban on South America travellers comes into force
Published1 hour ago
Travellers from South America are no longer allowed to come into the UK, amid fears over a new coronavirus variant first identified in Brazil.
The UK's new travel ban - which also applies to Portugal and Cape Verde - came into force at 04:00 GMT on Friday.
Like the variants that were first spotted in the UK and South Africa, it is thought the Brazil variant could be more contagious.
It comes as a further 1,248 people with coronavirus have died in the UK.
Latest government figures on Thursday also showed another 48,682 new cases had been reported.
More:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55671656
Also posted in LBN:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142671461
