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.