Germany restricts foreign arrivals; UK cases up nearly 50% in week – as it happened

UK records 15,810 new daily Covid cases and 18 deaths; Delta variant now accounts for 17% of cases in Italy

• UK Covid pilot events record no substantial outbreaks'
• Greek PM rejects calls for EU-wide quarantine of British tourists
• UK Covid travel rules could change at short notice, warns minister
• Which countries have moved to the UK's green and red travel lists?

12.05am BST

That's all, thanks for following this evening. My colleagues in Australia will be bringing you Covid-19 news later on Saturday morning.

11.30pm BST

Here's a summary of this evening's Covid-19 updates from around the world.