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The UK has introduced a 14-day quarantine for travellers arriving from certain countries with higher rates of coronavirus, including Spain, to help stop its spread across borders.

But other countries, such as Iceland, offer travellers the choice of either self-isolating for 14 days or getting tested, if they have stayed in areas with high infection levels.

And Germany is planning compulsory tests at its airports for anyone arriving from a high-risk country.

However, testing is not perfect - and people who have just caught Covid-19 might not yet have sufficient amounts of the virus in their body for the test to detect.

Our health team have looked at the drawbacks of testing at airports in more detail here.

If you're just joining us in the US, good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. Here's the latest:

• Republicans in the Senate proposed spending an additional $1tn (£776bn) to address the economic damage caused by the pandemic. The plan includes $100bn for schools and issuing stimulus payments of up to $1,200 (£928) to most Americans
• Twitter banned President Trump's eldest son from tweeting for 12 hours after he posted a misleading video about the drug hydroxychloroquine. Some have suggested the drug works as a preventative measure against coronavirus, despite medical studies that indicate the contrary
• Trump's national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, tested positive for coronavirus. He is the highest-ranking official in Mr Trump's administration known to have tested positive
• The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautioned members of the public against using certain alcohol-based sanitisers with a dangerous presence of methanol. It can be toxic when absorbed through the skin, and life-threatening when ingested
• The first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will now take place in Cleveland, Ohio, on 29 September. It had been due to take place in Indiana but was changed because of concerns over coronavirus precautions
• And we recommend reading this piece from our colleagues Holly Honderich and Shrai Popat in Washington, which explores how a California prison is struggling with one of the worst outbreaks in the country

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As we just reported, Twitter has banned the US president's eldest son from tweeting for 12 hours after he posted a video about the drug hydroxychloroquine.

President Trump has used it as a preventative measure, and President Bolsonaro of Brazil has also taken it.

So here's what we know about the drug and Covid-19.

Early studies raised hopes about its use, but one subsequent larger scale trial showed it was not effective. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the drug did not reduce death rates in patients.

There's been some hope that hydroxychloroquine could be effective if used early on when a person gets the virus. But there's no clear evidence on this so far..

Ultimately, the WHO has advised people not to self-medicate and "has cautioned against physicians and medical associations recommending or administering these unproven treatments".

For a deeper look at what we know about the drug, click here.

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British tour operator Jet2 has suspended flights and holidays to the Spanish islands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza up to 9 August, after the UK government advised against all but essential travel to the Balearics and Canaries.

The company had already suspended flights and holidays to mainland Spain until 16 August..

It said it was offering customers the choice between rebooking, receiving a Refund Credit Note or a full cash refund.

The company called for "clarity and consistency" from the government, saying the information it was receiving was "contradictory and often comes with little or no notice".

Tui and EasyJet have also announced flight cancellations following the government's announcement, but British Airways and Ryanair said they would continue to operate full schedules of flights to Spain.

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Twitter has temporarily restricted the account of President Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr, after he posted a video that Twitter had violated its policies on Covid-19 misinformation.

He shared a video about the drug hydroxychloroquine, which the president has frequently presented as a potential cure for coronavirus.

Trump Jr said the video was different from the narrative that everybody was running with.

But despite some early studies that raised hopes, a subsequent larger scale trial showed that the drug is not effective as a treatment.

Twitter said the tweet had violated its policy on misleading and potentially harmful information related to Covid-19. It limited access to Trump Jr's account for 12 hours and removed the offending video.

Donald Trump Jr will still be able to browse Twitter and send direct messages in the interim.

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday that in most of the country the prevalence of Covid-19 was "very much inferior to the numbers registered in the United Kingdom”.

Over the past two weeks the UK has had 15 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people compared with 47.2 in Spain, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Meanwhile, regional figures published yesterday by the Spanish government show that some of the country's most popular tourist destinations, the Balearic and Canary Islands, have had a much lower number of cases than the UK as a whole.

Andalusia in the south, another popular tourist destination, has had 13.01 cases per 100,000 people.

But Aragon, Navara and Catalonia, three areas in north-eastern Spain, have had a very high number of infections over the past 14 days: Aragon 314.11, Navara 136.19 and Catalonia 132.04 per 100,000.

The government is considering introducing quarantine restrictions for travellers arriving from specific regions, rather than whole countries, a transport minister has said.

Baroness Vere told the House of Lords: "We are not there yet but we are certainly looking at it because it is an appropriate consideration.”

It follows criticism of the UK for introducing a 14-day quarantine for travellers from the Balearic and Canary Islands as well as mainland Spain - despite lower infection rates there.

Asked whether the 14-day quarantine period could be cut, Baroness Vere said the government was "looking at a range of different options", including testing people on certain days after they arrive.

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While France is recommending tourists not to travel to the Spanish region of Catalonia due to a sharp rise in cases there, it has stopped short of closing the border.

But French holidaymakers are clearly heeding that advice if the border town of Perthus is anything to go by.

Perthus is a geographical anomaly literally split in half - with one side of the road in Spain and the other in France. Over the summer about 6,000 motorists stop there each day to take advantage of duty free shopping on the Spanish side.

However the mayor of Perthus, Thierry Thadée, told me that the usual cross-border gridlock has slowed down considerably since the travel warning was issued last weekend.

From his office window he can see that Spanish stores and cafes are suffering badly as French tourists stay away and there is little traffic heading north from Spain.

Occitanie - the region of south-west France bordering Catalonia - received 3.5m Spanish visitors last year. But this year the regional head of tourism Jean Pinard told me that number would plunge by at least 60%.

There have been 12 more deaths related to coronavirus in England but none in the other nations of the UK, the latest figures show.

NHS England reported that the total number of deaths in hospitals in England had risen to 29,303.

In Wales there were no new deaths but the number of cases in Wales increased by 21, bringing the total to 17,191.

There were no new deaths in either Scotland or Northern Ireland.

The full UK figure - which can differ due to different reporting period - will be published separately later.

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The pandemic cost $320bn (£248bn) to the global tourism industry in lost revenue between January and May, according to the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

In a report, the organisation said this loss was three times greater than that of the global financial crisis of 2009".

Tourist numbers also fell by 300 million during the period - a 56% drop from the same time last year - as lockdown measures brought a stop to international travel.

“This latest data makes clear the importance of restarting tourism as soon as it is safe to do so," said UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili. "The dramatic fall in international tourism places many millions of livelihoods at risk, including in developing countries."

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Recordings of silent lockdown London streets will become part of the collection at the Museum of London as part of a project chronicling the Covid-19 crisis.

The soundscapes will be made available alongside recordings from the same streets in 1928 - with 2020 far quieter than almost a century before.

The recordings of London's streets in 1928, which are being made publicly available on the museum's website, external, were gathered in the middle of outrage over excessive traffic noise when an anti-noise pollution campaign, spearheaded by the Daily Mail, complained about "irritating" and "unnecessary" hooting in London's West End.

Foteini Aravani, the Museum of London's digital curator, said: "We felt it was our responsibility to capture this rare and significant moment to not only contrast the 1928 recordings, but to also provide a record of London's rarely 'silent streets' for future generations."

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The virus is continuing its spread across the world, with more than 16 million confirmed cases in 188 countries.

But with the numbers changing daily, it can be difficult to keep track of the latest outbreaks and the bigger picture.

That's why we've compiled these maps and charts that track the global spread of the virus.

You can find more charts with the latest figures here.

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Global airlines have cut their recovery forecast, saying it will take until 2024 - a year longer than initially predicted - for passenger traffic to return to pre-pandemic levels.

In a report the International Air Transport Association - which has 290 member airlines - said demand for air travel has collapsed due to the slow containment of coronavirus in America and developing countries.

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UK bakery chain Greggs has said its sales have recovered to "encouraging" levels since it reopened shops in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown.

It said sales were running at 72% of 2019's level, with all but a handful of its 2,025 outlets now trading again.

Although many people are still away from their workplaces, chief executive Roger Whiteside said Greggs was not that dependent on office workers and the vast majority of its customers "simply can't work from home".

Mr Whiteside was speaking as Greggs unveiled a £65.2m loss for the first half of 2020. In the same period a year earlier, it made a profit of £36.7m.

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The Co-op supermarket chain says there has been a sharp rise in abuse against its staff since new rules making it compulsory to wear face coverings in shops came into force in England last week.

Nearly 1,000 shop workers reported abuse by customers last week - the highest rate of any week this year.

Paul Gerrard, campaigns and public affairs director for the Co-op, said incidents included violent attacks and colleagues being spat at with the customer saying they had coronavirus.

He said abuse was often triggered by staff reminding customers to follow social distancing guidelines and the requirement to wear a face mask had become "another flashpoint".

You can read more about the rules on face coverings here.

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Closing the government scheme which is paying furloughed workers' wages is a "mistake", according to research.

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) suggests it could push unemployment up to 10% this year.

The latest furlough figures show 9.5 million people are using the scheme, external, the same as a week ago, and at a total cost of £31.7bn to the Treasury.

The scheme will come to an end in October but Garry Young, NIESR deputy director, said that ending it could be a mistake.

"The scheme was intended by the chancellor to be a bridge through the crisis and there is a risk that it is coming to an end prematurely," he said.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has apologised for not being able to save every job and said that eight months "is a generous and long period of time".

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BBC News, Islamabad

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There have been protests and sporadic violence as traders across Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province defied a coronavirus-related nine-day provincial ban on retail business during the Eid season.

There were mixed reports from different cities about business closures today, the first day of the ban, with many markets partially reopening while others stayed shut.

The situation in Faisalabad and Rawalpindi, the second and third largest cities, turned more volatile.

In Faisalabad, the police had to use batons during a confrontation with defying traders, many of whom were arrested.

In Rawalpindi, markets mostly opened this morning and trade leaders led some protests, but there had been no challenge from the authorities until the last reports came in.

The traders’ associations had vowed to open businesses at a press conference on Monday, soon after the government announced business closure.

The protesters say the Punjab government has been unfair to traders as none of the other three provinces have ordered similar closures.

They say the days leading up to Eid are an important time for traders as sales go up, enabling them to pay off their suppliers, their home expenses and salaries of their staff.

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The North Korean government has imposed a complete lockdown on the city of Kaesong and control of the border with the South has been tightened to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Reports say districts are being screened and test kits, protective clothing and medical equipment supplied.

On Sunday the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, declared a state of emergency for the region after officials said a person suspected of being infected with Covid-19 returned from South Korea.

North Korea, a secretive state, had previously not reported any virus cases - but analysts said this was unlikely.

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If you're joining us from the UK, here are the latest stories to catch up on over your lunch break:

• Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned there are signs of a second wave of coronavirus, as he defended a 14-day quarantine for travellers from Spain
• A government scheme offering £50 bike repair vouchers is launching in England as part of plans to boost cycling and walking, after research found being overweight puts people at greater risk from Covid-19
• Closing the government scheme which is paying furloughed workers' wages is a "mistake" and could push unemployment up to 10% this year, an economic research group has said
• Bakery chain Greggs has said its sales have recovered to "encouraging" levels since it reopened shops following the lockdown
• A lack of translated coronavirus guidance is jeopardising the safety of non-English speakers in the UK, a joint letter to the health secretary has claimed

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Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned people to "remain cautious" about all non-essential foreign travel after a "worrying resurgence of Covid" in Europe.

Speaking at a government press conference, Ms Sturgeon said "as prevalence of Covid in Scotland falls we must guard against risk of cases coming into the country".

"My advice is to remain cautious about non-essential foreign travel at this time," she said.

And she urged those wishing to take a holiday to stay in Scotland and help the nation's tourism and hospitality industry.

For the 12th day Scotland has reported no new deaths linked to Covid-19.