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Coronavirus latest news: UK getting safer every day as almost 1 in 5 adults have had first vaccine, says Nadhim Zahawi
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The UK is getting safer every day as almost one in five adults have now had their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, Nadhim Zahawi has said.
The NHS is on track to meet its target of vaccinating the top four priority groups by mid-February through a close focus on the most vulnerable , the vaccines minister told MPs.
More than nine in 10 people over the age of 80 have now had their first dose of the vaccine, as have nine in 10 over-75s and over half of all over-70s.
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A paramedic wearing a face mask cleans the back of an ambulance at the Royal London Hospital in London (Yui Mok/PA)
The number of patients waiting longer than an hour to be handed over from ambulance teams to A&E staff at hospitals in England has fallen to its lowest level this winter.
A total of 2,339 delays of over 60 minutes were recorded across all acute trusts in the seven days to January 31, according to PA news agency analysis of NHS England figures.
This compares with 3,283 in the previous week, and 5,513 in the seven days to January 10 – the highest weekly figure so far this winter.
Coronavirus updates RECAP: UK deaths increase by 828; PM plots path out of lockdown
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The UK s official coronavirus death toll has risen by 828 in a fall of nearly a quarter compared to the same day last week.
It is the lowest Saturday daily rise in two months, since 44 deaths were recorded on January 2.
It comes as Boris Johnson vowed he will set out a road map on February 22 for easing restrictions across the country.
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First Oxford Covid vaccine doses arrive at UK hospitals with 530,000 jabs to be rolled out from Monday
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Updated: 2 Jan 2021, 17:39
THE first Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine doses have been delivered to hospitals across the UK today.
Some 530,000 doses of the vaccine will be available for rollout across the UK from Monday, with vulnerable groups to be given the jab first.
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Assistant Technical Officer Lukasz Najdrowski unpacks doses of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine as they arrive at the Princess Royal Hospital in West SussexCredit: PA:Press Association
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Some 530,000 doses of the vaccine will be available for rollout across the UK from MondayCredit: PA:Press Association