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3.53pm BST

Italy has warned any fans from England not to use loopholes in Covid travel restrictions to sneak into the quarter-finals Euro 2020 clash between England and Ukraine in Rome on Saturday, even if they have a ticket.

Italy has introduced a five-day quarantine for travellers who have visited Britain in the previous two weeks, to curb the spread of the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant. Short-stay business travellers and visitors in transit are exempt, but Reuters reported that the Italian embassy has warned that this “will not translate into permission to enter the stadium”.

The English Football Association said on Wednesday that it “will not be selling any tickets via the England Supporters Travel Club for this fixture” due to the travel restrictions.

3.36pm BST

Italy reported 21 coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday against 24 the day before, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 882 from 776, Reuters reports.

The daily data release from the Italian health authorities showed that patients in hospital with Covid-19 – not including those in intensive care – stood at 1,532 on Thursday, down from 1,593 a day earlier.

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Source: The Guardian