Two cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in the UK, the health secretary has said.
Sajid Javid also said there would be targeted testing in the areas where the cases were found - in Brentwood, Essex, and in Nottingham.
It had previously been reported that one of the cases was in Chelmsford, but that has since been corrected.
Mr Javid said the two individuals are now self-isolating along with their households, while further tests are carried out.
The two cases are "linked", the health secretary added, and that connection has been traced to South Africa.
In addition, four more countries are being added to the travel 'red list' from 4am on Sunday: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia.
Mr Javid said he only found out about the Omicron cases "late last night" when he was contacted by the UK Health Security Agency.
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