Prime Minister Boris Johnsons suspends quarantine-free travel in the UK from Monday with arrivals needing proof of a negative Covid test before setting off.
The Chief Executive of Airlines UK has accepted the decision to rescind travel corridors, but has called for restrictions to be eased again "when it is safe to do so".
Although the
vaccine rollout is ramping up, pressure continues to increase on hospitals, with England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty warning the number of hospital admissions will peak within the next 10 days.