SA variant: Urgent testing after community cases found
Craig TaylorTesting will start in Surrey – but London, Kent, Hertfordshire and Walsall are also being targeted. BBC News – UK
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Covid: EU ‘made a mistake’ over vaccines, Gove says
The Cabinet Office minister says he is “confident” the UK can continue with its planned jabs rollout. BBC News – UK
Covid vaccine: Single-dose Johnson & Johnson jab is 66% effective
An international trial shows the jab gives complete protection against hospitalisation and death. BBC News – UK
Covid: UK vaccine supplies ‘won’t be interrupted’ – Gove
A row over vaccine shortages has seen the EU demand AstraZeneca supply it with doses from UK plants. BBC News – UK
Covid deaths: ‘Hard to compute sorrow’ of 100,000 milestone – PM
Boris Johnson says he takes “full responsibility” for the UK government’s response to the pandemic. BBC News – UK
Covid: Schools will be told of reopening plans ‘as soon as we can’
Boris Johnson says he understands parents’ frustrations but the infection rate is “still very high”. BBC News – UK