Prof Whitty urged the public to continue to follow lockdown rules and avoid any unnecessary contact with other people as he believes the next few weeks are going to be the worst weeks of this pandemic to date

The proposed date of February 22 for easing lockdown and opening schools opening seems optimistic

The report from China shows how long the illness can last

The deadline is not far away

"The rates are still going up, the numbers of people going to hospital are still going up across the country"

The Welsh Government is due to publish its Covid Vaccination Plan

“This is an appalling situation."

In December, demand fell by 82.9 per cent to 1.1 million amid a new variant of Covid-19 caused further restrictions on international travel

Four deaths have been attributed to the snowstorm and danger warnings remain in place as bad weather moves eastwards

If donated to someone in need, all items normally sent to landfill or hoarded would have a donation value of almost £160 million

Spring doesn't start until the end of March

He has pleaded with people to stick to the lockdown rules

The Government is reported to be considering major changes to rules on support bubbles and exercise as well as making people wear masks outside

"This lockdown is not the same as the lockdown that happened in March"

Shops are one of the last places where people are mixing households indoors

At the minute the vaccine is being given to the vulnerable and their carers

There have been 70,000 people vaccinated in Wales so far but the Welsh Government said it is planning to increase doses to around 100,000 per week

The Government is looking at new rules for England

The facility has the capacity to hold 800 bodies

The news, sport, weather and travel from across the country

Not clear whether WHO scientists would be travelling to city of Wuhan, where the virus was first detected in late 2019

Support bubbles could be scrapped, exercise rules changed and people could have to wear masks outside and at work in England

The 13cm steel object unlocked the room where he died

'Clapping has been a way of showing support, but the Government now needs to pay up'

Mr Hancock will speak on the day seven mass vaccination hubs open for the UK