In a tweet, transport secretary Grant Shapps said arrivals from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela will be banned from 4am on Friday (15 January).
Travel from Portugal to the UK will also be suspended "given its strong travel links with Brazil – acting as another way to reduce the risk of importing infections". However, there is an exemption for hauliers travelling from Portugal to allow transport of essential goods.
