The number of people who have died of coronavirus around the world has hit two million, according to a count from Johns Hopkins University.

The UK has recorded the fifth-highest death toll of any country with more than 87,000 deaths recorded within 28 days of a confirmed positive test.

The USA takes the unenvied top spot with more than 389,000 people dying of the virus, followed by Brazil, India and Mexico with 207,000, 152,000 and 137,000 deaths respectively.

Worldwide deaths from coronavirus hit one million on September 19 but it has taken just 108 days to reach two million.

Boris Johnson has closed the UK border to anyone who does not have negative Covid test and will demand all arrivals quarantine for ten days.

The PM said he was closing all remaining travel corridors into the country from 4am Monday in a bid to keep out new strains of the virus.

The news comes after Ministers expressed fears over a new strain of the virus from Brazil.

He told the Downing Street press conference: “It’s precisely because we have the hope of that vaccine and the risk of new strains coming from overseas that we must take additional steps now to stop those strains from entering the country.

“Yesterday we announced that we’re banning flights from South America and Portugal and to protect us against the risk from as-yet-unidentified strains we will also temporarily close all travel corridors from 0400 on Monday.

“Following conversations with the devolved administrations we will act together so this applies across the whole of the UK.”

On Friday, the Government said a further 1,280 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19, bringing the UK total to 87,295.