Coronavirus live news: European countries ban UK travellers, Congress leaders agree $900bn aid deal
France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Ireland, Bulgaria impose UK bans over new strain; Democrat Chuck Schumer says aid bill ‘should’ have votes to pass. Follow latest updates
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Some good news from Australia this morning, where the state of New South Wales – home to Sydney – has recorded 15 new cases of Covid-19 since 8pm last night – all are linked to an existing cluster on the city’s northern beaches.
This figure is down from the 30 new cases yesterday, as people in the northern beaches or with family their await news of what Christmas might look like for them.
More than 38,000 people came forward to get tested, so thank you so much to everybody who did that.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, with me, Helen Sullivan.
The new coronavirus strain to emerge in the UK is causing travel havoc. France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Ireland and Bulgaria all announced restrictions on UK travel following the disclosure that the highly infectious new strain is widespread across south-east England.
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