Boris Johnson to give coronavirus press conference this afternoon
Boris Johnson will hold a Downing Street press conference at 5pm today.
It comes as GPs in England are to begin the mass rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine as hospitals across the UK face rising numbers of seriously ill patients.
The vaccines are being delivered to sites across the country as the Government commits to offering a vaccine to more than 13 million people in the top four priority groups by mid-February.
As of January 4, there were 30,451 people in UK hospitals with coronavirus, much higher than the April 12 peak of 21,684.
On Monday night, Mr Johnson announced a third national lockdown for England as coronavirus cases soar.
More to follow.
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