Summary

1. The UK’s aviation sector “urgently” needs more government support to survive virus restrictions, industry groups say
2. UK to close all travel corridors from 04:00 GMT on Monday, PM Boris Johnson said at Downing Street press conference
3. The travel corridors have been in place to allow arrivals from some countries to forgo quarantine
4. From Monday all people arriving in the UK will need to isolate for up to ten days, though a negative test after five days can cut it short
5. Travellers must have proof of a negative Covid-19 test in previous 72 hours – with new rules in place until at least 15 February
6. Several EU countries are receiving significantly fewer doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine than expected
7. The highly contagious coronavirus variant first detected in the UK could become the dominant strain in the US by March, health officials say
8. More than 2 million people have now died of Covid-19 since the pandemic began, according to Johns Hopkins University.

culled from BBC NEWS