Live Matt Hancock speech: Health Secretary gives update after South African variant discovered in England
The conference is scheduled for 5pm
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Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, will be holding a Downing Street press conference this evening at 5pm.
He is expected to update the nation on the roll out of the vaccine and the success of the jabs being put into the arms of al the elderly residents in care homes across England.
Mr Hancock will be joined by NHS England s Professor Stephen Powis and Public Health England s Dr Susan Hopkins.
Based on the latest figures, an average of 401,512 first doses of vaccine would be needed every day for the government’s February 15 target to be met.
Matt Hancock to lead Downing Street briefing about vaccine rollout at 5pm TODAY HEALTH Secretary Matt Hancock will lead a Downing Street press conference on Monday afternoon. Mr Hancock will address the nation in a Downing Street press conference scheduled for 5pm today, February 1. With the update expected to focus on the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, Mr Hancock will be joined by NHS England’s Professor Stephen Powis and Public Health England’s Dr Susan Hopkins. He is expected to praise the UK s response to the pandemic after it was announced all older residents in England’s eligible care homes have been offered a Covid-19 vaccine.
Matt Hancock announcement: Updates as Health Secretary holds Covid Downing Street briefing
The briefing comes after cases of a new South African coronavirus strain have been detected in the UK
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The Government s Health Secretary Matt Hancock is due to hold a Downing Street briefing this evening, February 1.
He will be joined by NHS England s Professor Stephen Powis as well as Public Health England s Dr Susan Hopkins.
Mr Hancock is expected to make his Covid announcement at 5pm this evening, though the contents of it are unclear as of yet.
It comes after two new South African coronavirus variant cases have been detected in Surrey, despite those infected not having travelled, one case was also detected in Hertfordshire.
South African variant: What we learned from Matt Hancock s press conference (PA) The UK has now vaccinated 9.2 million people, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said, with more than 900,000 vaccinated over the weekend. On Monday night Matt Hancock addressed the nation amid news 105 cases of the new South African variant of the coronavirus had been detected in the UK. The Health Secretary was joined by NHS England’s Professor Stephen Powis and Public Health England’s Dr Susan Hopkins. Here are the key points.
1 in 60 adults receive Covid vaccine The UK has now vaccinated 9.2 million people, Matt Hancock confirmed, with more than 900,000 vaccinated over the weekend – the equivalent of 1 in every 60 adults.