UK reports 592 new coronavirus deaths and 22,195 confirmed cases
Mr Hancock claimed that apart from the UAE and Israel, the UK has the fastest vaccine rollout in the world. He notes that even though medical reasons are listed, he sees"little reason" for people to go abroad for care with the NHS here. The health secretary does not give a definitive answer for the number of cases of these variants found in the UK, saying he already set this out yesterday.He adds that those identified as having these variants have"enhanced contact tracing" - meaning there are more checks that people are self-isolating and they get more support.
Mr Hancock says coronavirus rates are falling in some parts of the country, such as London and Scotland, as he announced the latest vaccination figures. That, on top of declaring that the UK is"a long, long, long way" from easing COVID restrictions, also alarmed Tory MPs, who claim schoolchildren have become the pandemic's"forgotten victims".
So, ahead of urgent questions to Gavin Williamson and Priti Patel in the Commons on Tuesday on re-opening schools and protections at the UK border, Mr Hancock is under pressure to provide some clarity on both issues.A reminder that the health secretary will be holding a news conference in the next 10 minutes...
Matt Hancock will appear alongside England's deputy chief medical officer Jenny Harries and Public Health England's Dr Susan Hopkins.More than 6.5 million people have received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine in the UK Below, the chart shows deaths by the date they happened - and there appears to be a downward trend in recent days.With Burns Night often a chance for Scots to come together over a traditional dinner of haggis, neeps and tatties, the prime minister is calling for people to do so in their own households.'The virus is naughty': School kids tell us what they think of lockdown
Hundreds of people were detained after the incidents that began on Saturday evening and lasted until the early hours of Monday.
Oh that's a shame. I'm guessing handing over more authoritarian power to the government is the solution?
Possible Maybe Could be Might be FFS. Shut this door.
'Possibility' 🙄
How can something that is only a possibility be realistic