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The UK has been placed into quarantine as more than 40 countries around the world ban British travellers after a new mutant strain of COVID-19 took hold, the i says.

The i says the new variant of coronavirus is so infectious that it is likely to delay any return to normality by four months and lead to tougher restrictions across the UK.

The front of the i has focused on the latest coronavirus rundown in the UK. This includes the widening of Tier 3 restrictions, the refusal to downgrade tiers in northern cities, and the furlough scheme extension.