Live as PM Boris Johnson makes Covid statement in House of Commons
The Prime Minister is giving an update on the latest coronavirus changes and lockdown plans
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is giving a statement on coronavirus in the House of Commons.
Mr Johnson will update MPs on lockdown, vaccination and plans for the roadmap in England.
Mr Johnson is speaking in Parliament after a live briefing on Monday when he told the UK that England s lockdown lifting plans will continue on May 17.
He will face MPs today to make a fresh statement on the status of Covid in the UK - amid fears new variants such as the one from India could derail lockdown lifting plans.
Strangles, caused by the bacteria
Streptococcus equi, is the most frequently diagnosed infectious disease of horses, with 600 outbreaks estimated to occur in the United Kingdom each year.
Streptococcus equi invades the lymph nodes of head and neck of horses, causing them to swell and form abscesses that can, in around 2% of cases, literally strangle the horse to death. Some of the horses that recover from strangles remain persistently infected. These apparently healthy animals shed bacteria into the environment and spread the disease to other horses that they come into contact with.
Using standard diagnostic testing, the
Streptococcus equi strains look almost identical. But by carefully examining the DNA of the bacteria, the team were able to track different variants as they spread across the world.