US media reports actor tests positive; total French cases rises to 300,181; Israel to impose partial lockdown * Spain situation ‘does not bear comparison with pandemic peak’ * French PM says jobs and green economy at heart of recovery plan * India logs record 83,883 Covid-19 cases in day * GSK and Sanofi to start human trials of potential Covid-19 vaccine 8.17pm BST The actor Robert Pattinson has tested positive for Covid-19, pausing production in the UK of Warner Bros movie The Batman, US media reports. Warner Bros, the Hollywood studio behind the movie, said in a statement that “a member of The Batman production” had tested positive for the coronavirus, but did not give a name. 7.46pm BST SCOTLAND WILL REQUIRE TRAVELLERS RETURNING FROM PORTUGAL AND FRENCH POLYNESIA FROM 3AM ON SATURDAY TO QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS, Scotland’s justice minister Humza Yousaf said. If arriving into Scotland from Portugal or French Polynesia from 4am Sat (5th Sept) you'll have to self-isolate for 14 days. Gibraltar high up our watch list of countries we are monitoring closely. This week's data shows increase in test positivity & cases per 100k in Portugal. Related: Greece and Portugal stay on England's list of quarantine-free travel Continue reading...
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