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UK bans travel from South America, Portugal over Brazil Covid-19 variant fears

UK bans travel from South America, Portugal over Brazil Covid-19 variant fears

Britain has banned travel from the whole of South America and Portugal over fears of a new Covid-19 strain found in Brazil. UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said that as of 4am Friday, arrivals from over a dozen countries, including Argentina, Chile and Peru, will be halted ’following evidence of a new variant in Brazil.’ UK also banned travel from Panama and West Africa’s Cape Verde islands.

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UK to ban travellers from South America and Portugal from Friday
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The U.K. bans travel from Latin America and Portugal, citing concern about a Brazilian variant.
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