Coronavirus live news: New Zealand ‘Covid-19 free’ as UK travel quarantine rules begin

By Damien Gayle (now); Simon Burnton, Alison Rourke and Helen Sullivan (earlier)

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12.45pm BST

Small fishing boats, fish markets and female workers are among the categories worst affected by the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis on the world’s fisheries, research has found, writes Fiona Harvey, the Guardian’s environment correspondent.

Supply chains around the world have been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, and artisanal fishing – small boats – has borne the brunt, according to the annual report on fisheries by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). While industrial fishing had fallen only by about 6.5% in April owing to the crisis, a large proportion of small vessels around the world have been in effect confined to port, and their markets are uncertain.

Related: Small boats and female workers hardest hit by Covid-19 fisheries impact

12.31pm BST

Restrictions on international travel imposed by Russia are to be eased, the prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, said on Monday, as he announced a rollback of coronavirus measures.

The city of Moscow will also roll back curbs imposed over the virus from Tuesday, including cancelling a digital pass system for residents and a self-isolation regime, the TASS news agency reported separately, according to Reuters.

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