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The UK’s travel corridors have been closed in an attempt to keep new variants of the virus out of the nation, as the vaccination effort to immunise people from Covid-19 continues.

Welcome to The Star's live blog for Saturday, January 16 2021.

All travel corridors to the UK will be closed from Monday, the Prime Minister has announced, ending the quarantine exemption for arrivals from selected nations.

The announcement comes after it was confirmed that a new variant of Covid-19 which emerged in Brazil had been discovered in the UK.

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Meanwhile the vaccination effort in Sheffield continues, despite some disruption due to snowy weather throughout the week.

It comes after the Covid-19 death toll rose again by a further 16 patients, taking the total to 683 deaths.

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Coronavirus in Sheffield LIVE: UK to close all travel corridors as vaccination effort continues across city