Boris Johnson will hold a news conference at 6pm, following reports he will delay the final stage of the roadmap for one month. Follow live COVID19 updates 👇
Health minister Edward Argar hints there could be some better news from the PM on weddingsDelay to relaxation will have huge impact on sport, music and other entertainment
"Sadly we are in the grip of the early stages of a third wave of the virus and it is this Delta variant, the so-called Indian variant, which has a very significant transmission advantage over the previous Alpha variant, the so-called Kent variant - it's about 60% more transmissible," Sir Mark told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
He added:"This variant shows some partial escape, particularly from the first dose - so first dose of vaccine is about 30% effective compared to 50% with the previous variant. "Our failure to do that three times in the past has led to three national lockdowns and 150,000 deaths," he tells Sky News. Prof Costello says if we had these public health measures in place we wouldn't be in the position we are in now.ine out of 10 nightlife businesses in England will struggle to survive if the lockdown easing is delayed.
The Robert Koch Institute, the national disease control centre, said today that 549 new cases were reported over the previous 24 hours. On weddings, Mr Argar says he understands how difficult it must be for couples to have to consider cancelling or reducing the size of their big day. He says he thinks the government acted"swiftly and decisively" when it became clear the variant was being transmitted in communities in the UK.
The data also had England with a total of 35,971 positive tests in the past seven days at a rate of 63.9 per 100,000 people.
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