Mapped: How England's tiers for coronavirus will look from Boxing Day

direct to your inboxAll international travellers entering England will need a negative Covid-19 test before they can enter the country.Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has set out plans that will begin next week for passengers arriving by boat, train or plane.They will all need to take a test up to 72 hours before leaving the country of departure.Mr Shapps said the move was designed to prevent new variants of the disease which have emerged in countries such as South Africa and Denmark.Failure to

direct to your inboxThe government's chief scientific advisor has provided an update on the two new strains of coronavirus and their potential impact on the Covid-19 vaccine.Scientists are looking into two new strains of the virus - one discovered in the south of England which is spreading across the country rapidly, and another which originated in South Africa and has now also been identified in the UK.On Monday, health secretary Matt Hancock said he was “incredibly worried” about the South

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direct to your inboxA travel ban has been introduced for passengers arriving from South Africa to England.It comes after two cases of another new strain of Covid-19 linked to the country were identified in the UK.From 9am on Christmas Eve (Thursday), visitors arriving in England who have been in or transited through South Africa in the previous 10 days will not be permitted entry.Direct flights will be banned, the Department for Transport said.The ban excludes cargo and freight without

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAnyone who has travelled to the UK from South Africa in the last two weeks must quarantine immediately, the UK government has announced.Close contacts of travellers from the country must also self-isolate.It follows the discovery of a "highly concerning" new strain of coronavirus in the UK.Two cases of the more infectious strain have been uncovered that are linked to travellers from South

direct to your inboxThere is 'strong evidence' vaccines will work against the new strains of coronavirus, a top government health expert has said.A mutated variant of Covid-19 emerged in the South East of England earlier this month and is said to behind the recent spike in infections.And two cases of another new strain, which originated in South Africa, have been discovered in the UK it was announced today.But speaking at a Downing Street press conference on Wednesday, infectious diseases expert

direct to your inboxA series of changes have been announced to Tier 1, 2, 3 and 4 in England. Health Secretary Matt Hancock lead a Downing Street press conference on Wednesday (December 23) on the coronavirus situation across the UK.

direct to your inboxAnother new fast-spreading strain of coronavirus has been identified in the UK.Matt Hancock said two cases of the new variant have so far been reported.The new strain is thought to be linked to South Africa, the Health Secretary said during a Downing Street press conference on Wednesday.Mr Hancock said the new variant is 'highly concerning' because it is 'yet more transmissible' and appears to have mutated further than the previous new variant that has been discovered in the

direct to your inboxMore areas in England will move into Tier 4 lockdown. The new alert level - where restrictions are those of the national lockdown - was first introduced Boris Johnson during a televised press conference on Saturday (December 19).