Coronavirus live news: Moderna says vaccine works on UK and South African variants; Spain sees record rise in cases

Spain saw 93,822 infections between Friday and Monday, and 767 deaths; Moderna confirms its jab works against new variants

• EU threatens to block vaccine exports amid AstraZeneca shortfall
• Dutch leaders condemn criminal' clashes at lockdown protests
• Belgium in conflict with EU travel advice after reversing infection rates
• France bans certain homemade Covid masks for use in public
• Health secretary fires warning at MPs calling for England lockdown easing

11.38pm GMT

Spanish tennis player Paula Badosa has described her extended period of quarantine ahead of the Australia Open following a positive Covid-19 test as the worst moment of her career, adding she felt abandoned by organisers.

Badosa, ranked 67 in the world, was the first player to test positive for the virus upon arrival in Australia ahead of the tournament and cannot leave her hotel room until 31 January.

Related: Paula Badosa slams 'lamentable' quarantine conditions before Australian Open

11.27pm GMT

A new Brazilian variant of the coronavirus has made its first known appearance in the US in a person who recently returned to Minnesota after traveling to Brazil, state health officials announced.

The Brazil P.1 variant was found in a specimen from a patient who lives in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area who became ill in the first week of January, the Minnesota Department of Health said in a statement.

We know that even as we work hard to defeat Covid -19, the virus continues to evolve as all viruses do," Malcolm said in a statement.