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11.07pm GMT

The UK's Foreign Office said on Monday it is advising against all but essential travel to the whole of Brazil based on the current assessment of Covid-19 risks.

10.32pm GMT

Virgin Atlantic will require all travellers from London to the United States to present evidence of a negative Covid-19 test before departure under a new pre-departure screening from 24 December, a spokesman said on Monday.

The move follows an earlier request from the New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, that airlines only allow passengers who test negative for the coronavirus to fly to New York's John F Kennedy International Airport following the emergence of a highly infectious new strain in the UK.