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Here on bbc news. good afternoon. the health secretary, matt hancock, has said that the new �*delta variant of coronavirus, first recorded in india, is about 40% more infectious than the version detected in kent. mr hancock said increased transmissability was making the decision on whether to lift all remaining restrictions in england on the 21st ofjune "more difficult", and that the government was "open" to a delay if needed. but he told the bbc that the number of people needing hospital trea...

This is bbc news, the headlines at four... the health secretary says the delta variant of the coronavirus is 40% more transmissible and the government is �*open�* to delaying the lifting of coronavirus restrictions in england due onjune the 21st. that does make life more challenging for everybody. and you have seen that the case rates have risen a little. but, the good news is that hospitalisations, the number of people arriving at hospital is broadly flat. vaccinations are being opened up t...

Reopen in a fortnight�*s time, and the legal limits on how many people can meet up lifted. cases of coronavirus have risen, and the health secretary this morning confirmed that the delta variant, which first originated in india, is significantly more transmissible than the previously dominant kent or alpha variant. the best estimate of the growth advantage, as we call it, of the delta variant from sage is around a0%. 40%? so that does make life more challenging for everybody, and you have seen...

Of people arriving at hospital, is broadly flat, and the majority appear to be those who have not had a vaccine at all, and only a very small minority are people who have had both jabs. ministers had said they have seen nothing in the data yet to suggest june 21st could not happen, but mr hancock said he was absolutely open to delaying if required. there are some worrying signs in the community. we know that the new indian variant is definitely more transmissible, and there is some evidence that...

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Corner will see thickest cloud, drier sunnier and warmer further south. hello, this is bbc news, the headlines: the health secretary says the delta variant of virus first detected in india is 40% more transmissible and the government is open to delaying the final lifting of coronavirus restrictions in england onjune 21st. that does make life more challenging for everybody. and you have seen that the case rates have risen a little. but, the good news is that hospitalisations, the number of people...

We could see some showers develop from north wales, north midlands, northern and eastern england. some of these could be heavy and thundery. perhaps a little bit warmer across the board tomorrow. 20 celsius in glasgow, 23 celsius in london. hello, this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines. the health secretary says the delta variant of the coronavirus is 40% more transmissible and the government is �*open�* to delaying the lifting of coronavirus restrictions in england due onjune th...

This is bbc news. the headlines at five... the duke and duchess of sussex announce the birth of a baby daughter, who they have named lilibet diana — she was born on friday in california. the health secretary says the delta variant of the coronavirus is 40% more transmissible and the government is "open" to delaying the lifting of coronavirus restrictions in england due onjune the 21st. that does make life more challenging for everybody. and you have seen that the case rates have risen a little...

And that the government was "open" to a delay if needed. but he told the bbc that the number of people needing hospital treatment was "broadly flat", which means vaccines are working. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. its been nearly three weeks that people in england have been able to socialise more freely. its not yet been decided if the remaining businesses can reopen in a fortnight�*s time, and the legal limits on how many people can meet up lifted. cases of coronavirus have ...

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