increased by 25%. the indian variant is the dominant strain. our health secretary said last week it's likely 3/4 of the new cases could be down to the indian variant map will happen? because lockdown is supposed to be lifted and all legal limits on social contact lifted on the 21st of june here in britain. will it be delayed because of the rise of the indian variant? that's a possibility. and there's a race against time with the vaccine effort. at the moment, 39 million people have received first dose of vaccine. about 25 the second toes. there's probably a three-week lag between two doses and full immunity. the government trying to figure out how effective is the vaccine against the indian variant. is it 60% or more? trying to nail down the exact transmissability. both will help us have an answer to that question. whether britain will have to remain in lockdown longer than