People arriving into the UK from Belgium, Andorra and The Bahamas will have to self-isolate after a rise in coronavirus cases.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed on Thursday evening that the three countries will be removed from the UK travel corridor list.

It means anyone arriving into the UK from one of the three countries after 4am on Saturday will have to self-isolate for 14 days.

A statement on the Government website said: "Data from the Joint Biosecurity Centre and Public Health England has indicated a significant change in both the level and pace of confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) in all 3 destinations, leading to ministers removing these from the current list of travel corridors.

"There has been a consistent increase in COVID-19 cases per 100,000 of the population in Belgium since the middle of July, with a 4-fold increase in total cases over this time period. In Andorra, new cases per week have increased 5-fold over the same time period, while in The Bahamas the weekly case rate peaked at 78.6 last week, up from 3.1 in mid-July."

Mr Shapps tweeted: "Data shows we need to remove Andorra, Belgium and The Bahamas from our list of #coronavirus Travel Corridors in order to keep infection rates DOWN.

If you arrive in the UK after 0400 Saturday from these destinations, you will need to self-isolate for 14 days.

Meanwhile, a further 950 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the UK on Thursday - the highest daily number for six weeks.

A total of 49 more deaths have also been confirmed, bringing the UK death toll to 46,413.

The worst affected areas in England remain Blackburn with Darwen, where there are 82.2 cases per 100,000 people. It is followed by Oldham, at 67.9, Pendle, at 58.6, and Leicester, at 52.2 cases.

Other areas where there have been increases are Swindon, Calderdale, Manchester, Preston and Tameside.

In Leeds, the city council has warned of clusters in Kirkstall and Harehills and says "further steps may need to be considered" if case numbers continue to increase.

In Hull, the infection rate in the seven days to August 3 is 1.9 - with five cases confirmed - compared to 3.5 in the seven days to July 27, when nine cases were confirmed.

Meanwhile, up to 135,000 people could lose their jobs at more than 100 of Britain's biggest firms due to coronavirus.

An audit carried out by the Daily Mail shows the severity of cuts likely to hit both here and abroad.

Analysis found that, of large firms that disclosed figures, 22,500 jobs are in retail, 18,100 in hospitality and 21,600 in travel and airlines.

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