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During half—term holidays. the office for national statistics does regular household testing, which picks up the underlying trend. the latest ons survey suggests that last week, 1.3 million people in the uk had the virus, higher than the peak injanuary. in england, one in 50 people had the virus, in wales, it was one in 40. in both scotland and northern ireland, one in 75 people. there were increases in all the uks nations. son what might the ons data tell us about this week when its published...

Explained. boosterjabs like these being delivered in leeds today are seen by ministers as vital in the drive to keep the head of the virus. they are offered six months after a second dose, but from today, there will be flexibility on that, with some getting the jabs more quickly, including in care homes. what we have done now is working with the nhs is to say that you can have more flexibility and be more pragmatic on the timing, and what that really means is if someone is very close to the six�...

Or two residents that are just short of the six—month point, they can use their discretion and make sure everyone is boosted in the same session. daily reported cases may not be rising, but part of the explanation may be fewer school pupils coming forward for tests during half term holidays. the office for national statistics does regular household testing, which picks up the underlying trend. the latest ons survey suggests that last week, 1.3 million people in the uk had the virus, higher tha...