Booster vaccines, Bolton update and details on June decision: Seven key points from Matt Hancock's press conference
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Matt Hancock held a coronavirus press conference from Downing Street on Wednesday afternoon.
The Health Secretary updated the nation on the latest developments with the pandemic - joined by deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam and chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency Dr Jenny Harries.
As the latest stage of the lockdown was lifted on Monday, Mr Hancock said Covid hospitalisations and deaths remain very low, but warned 'we must proceed with vigilance' amid the Indian variant.
He confirmed there are now 2,967 cases known of this variant in the UK. Early evidence suggests that the new strain is more transmissible than the Kent
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