Boris Johnson’s Authorities quietly prolonged coronavirus lockdown legal guidelines this week empowering councils to shut pubs, eating places, retailers and public areas till July 17, in accordance with the Telegraph. Britain has recorded greater than 3.6 million Covid-19 infections because the pandemic started – the fifth-highest variety of any nation on the earth. However will Mr Johnson converse concerning the menace immediately?

Well being Secretary Matt Hancock revealed 75 % of over-80s have now acquired their first dose of the Covid vaccine.

He added three-quarters of UK care properties have additionally acquired the jab as of Sunday morning.

Based on the newest Authorities figures, 6.3m folks have acquired the primary dose of the vaccine, whereas one other 469,000 folks having acquired the second dose of the vaccine.

Well being officers purpose to present 15 million folks, together with everybody over 70, a primary vaccine shot by February 15 and vaccinate all the grownup inhabitants by September.

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Is Boris Johnson talking immediately?

The Authorities has not but introduced if and when the subsequent Authorities briefing led by Boris Johnson will happen.

Nevertheless, in current weeks, there was a sample of briefings being held on Monday evenings.

Mr Johnson final led a Covid briefing on Friday throughout which he mentioned the brand new Covid variants, the nation’s vaccination programme and different components associated to the continuing efforts of the Authorities’s frontline efforts.

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The Well being Secretary’s feedback on Sunday got here after Mr Johnson’s most up-to-date Covid briefing which passed off on Friday, January 22.

Throughout this briefing, the Prime Minister mentioned early proof suggests the UK variant could also be extra lethal.

He mentioned: “I have to let you know this afternoon that we have now been knowledgeable immediately [on Sunday] that, along with spreading extra rapidly, it additionally now seems that there’s some proof that the brand new variant – the variant that was first recognized in London and the South East – could also be related to a better diploma of mortality, and I’m going to ask Patrick in a minute to say a bit extra about that.

“As a result of it’s largely the influence of this new variant which means the NHS is below such intense strain, with one other 40,261 constructive circumstances since yesterday.

“We’ve 38,562 COVID sufferers now in hospital, that’s 78 % greater than the primary peak in April and, tragically, there have been an additional 1,401 deaths.

“So, it’s extra necessary than ever that all of us stay vigilant in following the foundations and that we keep at residence, defend the NHS and thereby save lives.”

The Prime Minister added there was no proof to recommend the vaccine can be ineffective towards any of the previous or new variants.