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9.56pm GMT

Brazil recorded 29,792 additional confirmed cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 469 deaths from Covid-19, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Brazil has registered more than 8.1 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 203,100, according to ministry data.

9.35pm GMT

Dubai has been added to Scotland's quarantine list with travellers returning from the country told to self-isolate for 10 days from 4am on Monday, PA reports.

Passengers who have travelled to Scotland from Dubai since 3 January now have to self-isolate for 10 days dating from when they arrived back in the country.