LOC21:12
18:12 GMT
LONDON, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- The UK announced on Saturday that 1,295 patients died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 41,346 people tested positive for the disease over the past 24 hours.
The new figures took the death toll and overall infections to 88,590 and 3,357,000 respectively, the British Department of Health and Social Care said in a press statement.
Two days ago, the British government announced that the flights to and from Latin America's countries and Portugal were banned as of Friday (yesterday) because of fears of the spread of new mutated strains of the coronavirus that appeared in Brazil.
Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps affirmed in a press statement that the travel ban included the flights to and from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and others.
As of next Monday, all passengers to Britain must have a document valid up to 72 hours free of coronavirus. (end)
mrn.mmj.hm