A travel ban on visitors from Denmark has been announced by the government in the wake of widespread outbreaks of coronavirus in the country's mink farms.
All non-British national or resident travellers who have been in or transited through Denmark in the last 14 days will be denied entry into the UK.
Transport Minister Grant Shapps announced the move shortly after 2am GMT on Saturday, less than two hours before they took effect.
The measure came as England entered its first weekend since the new lockdown announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson came into effect on Thursday.
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French coronavirus deaths pass 40,000
The total number of deaths in France from Covid-19 has topped 40,000 for the first time, according to the health ministry.
New deaths from the disease reached 40,169, of which 27,660 have been in hospitals, including 306 in the last 24 hours, the ministry said in its daily report on the outbreak.
Cases soar in India
India reported 50,356 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, while cases in New Delhi surpassed 7,000 on Saturday.
The country has seen an overall steady dip in positive cases after reaching nearly 100,000 a day in mid-September.
The government warned that the situation can worsen due to people crowding markets for festival shopping and high air pollution levels in the capital.
India's confirmed cases exceeds 8.4 million, the second highest in the world behind the United States. The Health Ministry reported 577 deaths on Saturday, increasing the total confirmed death toll to 125,562.
Samba returns to Rio de Janeiro
After months of coronavirus-induced inactivity, Rio de Janeiro's legendary samba scene is tentatively tiptoeing back to life, offering a sliver of hope to those whose livelihoods depend on the traditional Afro-Brazilian musical genre.
The small crowd gathered to hear Moacyr Luz, one of the city's most well-known samba stars, sing the "Worker's Samba" at a recent event in Rio highlighted the difficult new reality: social distancing, no dancing, patchy attendance.
"Everyone is going to have to learn that now it is a different 'roda de samba,'" Luz said , referring to the so-called samba circles that are a cornerstone of the culture.
Last month, amid a decline in coronavirus cases, Rio's city government unveiled the 6B phase of its gradual reopening, allowing outdoor samba events. Nightclubs, however, remain closed.
So, too, do samba schools. In normal years, thirteen samba schools parade through Rio's Sambadrome before up to 90,000 fans celebrating Carnival.
Next year, though, the samba schools have delayed the world-famous parade, due to have been held in February 2021. Liesa, the independent samba league, did not give a new date for the festival, saying it would depend on a vaccine.
Deaths drop in Italy
Italy has registered 39,811 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Saturday, the country's highest ever daily tally and up from 37,809 on Friday.
The ministry also reported 425 Covid-19 related deaths, down from 446 the day before.
A total of 41,063 people have now died because of Covid-19 in Italy, which has registered some 902,490 coronavirus infections since the start of its outbreak.
The northern region of Lombardy, centred on Italy's business capital Milan, remained the hardest hit area, reporting 11,489 new cases on Saturday against 9,934 on Friday.
The neighbouring Piedmont region was the second-worst affected, chalking up 4,437 cases versus 4,878 the day before.
Hundreds take part in anti-lockdown protest in Brighton
Hundreds of people have taken part in an anti-lockdown protest in Brighton.
George Taylor, 21, lives in the area and said he was “very concerned” to see between 150 and 200 people walking closely together for the demonstration without masks.
“They were marching along Brighton seafront with speakers saying to take off masks, calling it a muzzle, saying to get your freedom back,” the call centre worker told the PA news agency.
“It’s ridiculous to see people protesting against masks … I’m surprised Brighton did have so many as we’re usually very liberal and all for helping each other in a time of need.
“Hopefully, this is the last time … and the organiser does get fined otherwise we might as well not have a lockdown if so many are going against it like this.”
Why are minks being culled in Denmark?
More than 17 million minks will be slaughtered after several people in Denmark were found to have been infected with a mutated strain of Covid-19 linked to the animals.
Here is all we know about the mink-related coronavirus outbreaks.
Why are minks being culled in Denmark?
More than 17 million minks will be slaughtered after several people in Denmark were found to have been infected with a mutated strain of Covid-19 linked to the animals.
Coronavirus cases rise by nearly 25,000 in the UK as 413 more die of virus
The Government said 24,957 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours in the UK. A further 413 people died of the virus.
Scots returning from Denmark must self-isolate for 14 days after widespread coronavirus outbreaks in the country’s mink farms
Scotland’s Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said: “These steps are a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of a variant strain of coronavirus which we are still in the early stages of learning about.
“The decision has been taken on clinical advice to help further safeguard public health and keep communities safe.”
Scotland’s chief medical officer Dr Gregor Smith said: “This is a new strain and it is appropriate that we err on the side of caution.
“We do not want to see transmission of this strain in this country and it is imperative that anybody who has recently travelled from Denmark, and their household, should self-isolate for 14 days and follow the guidance laid out by the Scottish Government. If needed, they should contact NHS 24.”
A further 283 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospitals in England
The new daily figure brings the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 34,374, NHS England said on Saturday.
Patients were aged between 39 and 100. All except nine, aged between 39 and 88, had known underlying health conditions.
The deaths were between May 14 and November 6.
Sixteen other deaths were reported with no positive Covid-19 test result.