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Coronavirus cases rise by a third in a week with 10,321 new infections - Daily Mail

Coronavirus cases rise by a third in a week with 10,321 new infections in highest Saturday increase since February but deaths only go up by two to 14

Today's case total - 2,583 more than 7,738 last week - comes amid warnings that a 'third wave' is 'underway'
Britain's death toll stands at 14 today, a rise of two on last Saturday, with total of 73,766,593 jabs in UK so far
It is third day in a row where cases have exceeded 10,000 and highest rise on a Saturday since February 20
Meanwhile, ministers understood to be considering scrapping 10-day quarantine for fully-vaccinated people

Published: 16:35 BST, 19 June 2021 | Updated: 18:53 BST, 19 June 2021

Covid cases have risen by a third in a week with a further 10,321 people testing positive for the infection in the highest Saturday increase since February.

Today's case total - 2,583 more than the 7,738 recorded last week - comes amid fears that the UK will not be able to outpace the Delta variant with the current rate of vaccination.

It is the third day in a row where the number of infections has exceeded 10,000, and the highest rise on a Saturday since 10,406 cases were recorded on February 20.

The nation's death toll stands at 14 today, a rise of two on the 12 recorded this day last week, bringing the total to 127,970.

Separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics show there have been 153,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

Government data up to June 18 shows that of the 73,766,593 jabs given in the UK so far, 42,679,268 were first doses - a rise of 218,636 on the previous day.

Some 31,087,325 were second doses, an increase of 188,858.

Thousands of Covid-19 jabs are being administered after stadiums and football grounds in London were transformed into mass vaccination centres.

Giant jab clinics have been set up at the Olympic Stadium, Stamford Bridge, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Charlton Athletic FC, Selhurst Park and Crystal Palace Athletics Centre.

Meanwhile, ministers are understood to be considering scrapping the 10-day quarantine period for fully-vaccinated people in a proposal to use daily tests instead.

Under the new plans, doubly-jabbed Britons will take a daily test for one week instead and be exempt from self-isolation for a 24-hour period after each negative test result.

It comes a week after the June 21 Freedom Day was delayed until July 19 in 'one last heave' of restrictions following a sharp rise in cases of the Delta variant.

In other coronavirus updates today as ministers race to dish out jabs to thwart the spread of the Delta variant:

Prof Adam Finn, who advises the Government on the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), described the idea of scrapping 10-day self-isolation for doubly-jabbed people who come into contact with Covid carriers as 'interesting' and said a 'third wave' of coronavirus infections 'is definitely under way';
The academic said he 'doesn't feel confident' that we are going to outpace the Delta variant with the current rate of vaccination, but there are 'grounds for optimism';
Surge testing is being rolled out in targeted areas in Lambeth and Cumbria, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said;
Dr Mike Tildesley, epidemiologist and a member of the SPI-M modelling group, said those going to hospital at the moment tend to be slightly younger and 'slightly less sick';
Dr Sakthi Karunanithi, Director of Public Health for Lancashire, said the link between cases and hospitalisations and hospitalisations and deaths 'certainly appears to be weakened';
Linda Bauld, professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh, urged countries to reach agreement on rules about vaccinated people being allowed entry.

Today's case total - 2,583 more than the 7,738 recorded last week - comes amid fears that Britain will not be able to outpace the Delta variant with the current rate of vaccination

Government data up to June 18 shows that of the 73,766,593 jabs given in the UK so far, 42,679,268 were first doses - a rise of 218,636 on the previous day

Britain's death toll stands at 14 today, a rise of two on the 12 recorded this day last week. It follows the Prime Minister earlier saying the data 'continues to indicate' that his July 19 terminus date will go ahead

People queue outside an NHS vaccination clinic at West Ham's London Stadium in Stratford, east London, today

An aerial view showing people queuing at West Ham's London Stadium. Thousands of Covid-19 jabs are being administered after stadiums and football grounds in the capital city were transformed into mass vaccination centres

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is said to be 'very keen' on the new approach which would help to lift coronavirus restrictions. But the proposal can only go ahead after Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer for England, is content with the outcome of a study of 40,000 people.

Professor Adam Finn, who advises the Government on the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), described the idea as an 'interesting' proposal, while Linda Bauld, professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh, pointed out that the system is already in place in the US.

Prof Finn was also asked if he feels confident that we are going to outpace the Delta variant with the current rate of vaccination, and he told Times Radio: 'No, I don't feel confident, but I think there's some grounds for optimism.

'The latest ONS figures continue to show a rise, but that rise has not accelerated quite as much as I'd feared over the last week.

'So, the race is on. The sooner we can get, particularly second doses, into older people, the less of a hospitalisation wave we'll see this time around.

'That's the critical thing, that's what's grounded us all in the past, and if we've managed to protect enough older people that we can avoid a great big surge of hospitalisations and deaths, then things will be able to move back towards normal.'

NHS England's most up-to-date regional figures show 84 per cent of over-25s across the country have had their first jab, while 62 per cent have had both doses.

Initial results from the study are predicted to come in next month and the research is set to finish by the end of this summer.

Meanwhile, ministers are understood to be considering scrapping the 10-day quarantine period for fully-vaccinated people under plans to use daily tests instead Pictured: people shield from the rain outside a vaccination centre in London on Friday

The figures come a week after the June 21 Freedom Day was delayed until July 19 in 'one last heave' of restrictions following a sharp rise in cases of the Delta variant (pictured: Robyn Coatsworth, 18, receives her first jab on Friday in Truro, Cornwall)

People are pictured queuing for a vaccination in Greenwich, London, earlier this week. It comes amid warnings that a 'third wave' of coronavirus infections 'is definitely under way'

A Whitehall source told The Times: 'The vaccines are extremely effective and we want to keep people safe whilst minimising interruption to their lives. So of course it is an attractive option if shown to be safe.'

It follows 62,000 people having to self-isolate last week after coming into contact with Covid carriers.

Another source added: 'It's obviously very appealing if it's safe so we need to show that before we bring it in. Matt is very keen on it and there is a strong appetite in some corners.'

Some 26 areas of England have fully vaccinated more than 80 per cent of their eligible residents. Yarmouth and Freshwater in the Isle of White had the highest rate at 85 per cent, thanks to its large elderly population.

The nation's vaccine roll-out was extended to over-18s yesterday and over-25s were able to start booking appointments last week.

And speaking this morning on a potential third wave, Prof Finn also told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: 'It's going up, perhaps we can be a little bit optimistic it's not going up any faster, but nevertheless it's going up, so this third wave is definitely under way.

MailOnline analysis has revealed uptake around the country varies massively, with seven areas having vaccinated less than 30 per cent of eligible adults

Second doses followed a similar pattern, with the lowest numbers seen in student areas across England. In Cathedral and Kelham in Sheffield, just eight per cent of people are fully vaccinated

'We can conclude that the race is firmly on between the vaccine programme, particularly getting older people's second doses done, and the Delta variant third wave.'

The University of Bristol academic said the JCVI is still working to decide whether children should be vaccinated but said that effort would not be the immediate priority if it was approved.

He added: 'Even if some decision were made to immunise children it wouldn't be appropriate right now, either here or anywhere else in Europe, to give our doses predominantly to children because it's adults that get sick, so vaccinating adults is clearly the priority right now.'

It follows the Prime Minister earlier saying the data 'continues to indicate' that his July 19 terminus date, when all legal limits on social contact are set to be scrapped, will go ahead.

The decision to delay 'Freedom Day' was intended to allow time to push forward with the vaccination programme. The UK will still see some easing of lockdown restrictions on June 21.

It is not yet clear what restrictions will be eased, but reports suggest the government will scrap limits on the number of guests at weddings and allow more large events.

A two-week 'review point' demanded by Mr Johnson will now be a 'genuine review of the data' which could lead to Freedom Day being brought forward to July 5.

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Lib Dem surge could snatch 23 prime seats from the Tories after Chesham & Amersham win - The Times

The Conservatives risk losing 23 seats in the south or east of England if the Liberal Democrat surge in Chesham & Amersham is repeated in a general election, analysis for The Times shows.

Dominic Raab would lose his Surrey constituency and David Cameron’s old constituency of Witney would also fall to the Lib Dems, YouGov research suggests. The 23 seats are all held by Conservatives, voted Remain in 2016 and have the Liberal Democrats in second place, higher than average numbers of degree-holders and a majority smaller than that the Conservatives were defending in Chesham & Amersham.

The seats range from Wimbledon, where the Tories clung on by just 628 votes, or 1.2 per cent, in 2019 to Mid Sussex, where the Conservatives have

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COVID-19: Ministers consider dropping self-isolation for those with two coronavirus jabs - Sky News

The government is considering dropping forced self-isolation for those who have had two coronavirus jabs, Sky News understands.

Sky's political correspondent Rob Powell said it was "early days but the idea is being discussed in Westminster and people would instead have to take daily tests".

It is unclear whether the proposal would only come in after all adults in the country have been offered two doses, Powell added.

There is also likely to be pressure to ensure younger people do not lose out, as many will have to wait until autumn for their second dose.

Powell said the idea of offering more privileges to people who've had two jabs "is clearly in the ascendancy".

It comes after public health expert Professor Linda Bauld also said fully vaccinated people might be able to avoid the 10 days' self-isolation in future.

She said the rule could apply even if people had come into contact with an infected person.

Professor Bauld told Sky News: "It would mean that if you are told by one of the apps or NHS Test and Trace... that you have been in touch with someone who's tested positive for COVID-19, you wouldn't then be advised to isolate, but you would be asked to take regular tests."

She said a similar system was already in place in the US.

"If want to move ahead and not have people losing time at work - or indeed in education... then we are going to have to adapt our guidance to make it reasonable," said Prof Bauld.

"Long spells of self-isolation are damaging for lots and lots of reasons, and that's something I think we have to work to avoid once we have many more people vaccinated."

It comes amid a warning that a third wave of infections "is definitely under way" and the "race is firmly on" between the vaccine rollout and the highly transmissible Delta variant.

Latest data showed the variant now accounts for almost all of the UK's coronavirus cases, according to Public Health England.

It comes as everyone aged 18 and over can now book to get vaccinated in England.

Professor Adam Finn, who advises the government on the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), described as "interesting" the idea of scrapping 10-day self-isolation for double-jabbed people.

He told Times Radio: "We know that the vaccine, particularly after two doses, is highly effective at stopping you from getting seriously ill, 20 times less likely to end up in hospital.

"We also know that it will reduce your chances of getting milder illness and infecting other people, but it's probably less good at doing that than it is preventing you getting seriously ill, so it's a kind of balance of risk thing."

Highlighting the rising cases, the University of Bristol academic told the BBC: "It's going up, perhaps we can be a little bit optimistic it's not going up any faster, but nevertheless it's going up, so this third wave is definitely under way.

"We can conclude that the race is firmly on between the vaccine programme, particularly getting older people's second doses done, and the Delta variant third wave."

Immunologist Professor Paul Moss told Sky News: "The vaccines that we have are very, very effective at preventing severe disease from the Delta variant."

Highlighting the move to start vaccinating the over-18s, he said: "There's no doubt if we can get that first dose in we will reduce the number of infections."

While having to be aware of new strains of the virus, Prof Moss added: "There's no evidence yet of a variant emerging that is resistant to the vaccines."

The latest figures from NHS England show that an estimated four in five adults in England have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

The data shows that 35,507,916 first doses have been delivered up to 17 June, the equivalent of 80.2% of all people aged 18 and over.

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Fully-vaccinated people who come in contact with Covid carriers will be able to avoid self-isolation - Daily Mail

Avoid 10 days quarantine with two jabs: Fully-vaccinated people who come into contact with Covid carriers will be able to avoid self-isolation by taking daily tests under new plans

Doubly-jabbed Britons would be exempt from self-isolation for 24-hour period after every negative test result
Tests would be required each morning for a week after fully-vaccinated person contacted by Test and Trace
Health Secretary Matt Hancock is said to be 'very keen' on approach which would help lift Covid restrictions
It comes amid warnings from Government adviser that a 'third wave' of infections 'is definitely under way'

By Katie Weston For Mailonline

Published: 09:29 BST, 19 June 2021 | Updated: 11:00 BST, 19 June 2021

Fully-vaccinated people who come into contact with Covid carriers will be able to avoid 10 days in quarantine by taking daily tests under new plans.

Britons who have received both jabs would be exempt from self-isolation for a 24-hour period after each negative test result. Tests would be required every morning for one week if a person is told by Test and Trace that they have been near someone with the infection.

NHS England's most up-to-date regional figures show 84 per cent of over-25s across the country have had their first jab, while 62 per cent have had both doses.

It comes amid warnings that a 'third wave' of coronavirus infections 'is definitely under way' and concerns over the nation's ability to outpace the Delta variant with the current rate of vaccination.

In other coronavirus updates today as ministers race to dish out jabs to thwart the spread of the Delta variant:

Prof Finn described the idea of scrapping 10-day self-isolation for doubly-jabbed people who come into contact with Covid carriers as an 'interesting' proposal and said a 'third wave' of coronavirus infections 'is definitely under way';
The academic said he 'doesn't feel confident' that we are going to outpace the Delta variant with the current rate of vaccination, but there are 'grounds for optimism';
Surge testing is being rolled out in targeted areas in Lambeth and Cumbria, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said;
Dr Mike Tildesley, epidemiologist and a member of the SPI-M modelling group, said those going to hospital at the moment tend to be slightly younger and 'slightly less sick';
Dr Sakthi Karunanithi, Director of Public Health for Lancashire, said the link between cases and hospitalisations and hospitalisations and deaths 'certainly appears to be weakened';
Linda Bauld, professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh, urged countries to reach agreement on rules about vaccinated people being allowed entry.

Britons who have received both jabs would be exempt from self-isolation for a 24-hour period after every negative test result under the proposal (pictured: Robyn Coatsworth, 18, receives her first jab on Friday in Truro, Cornwall)

People are pictured queuing for a vaccination in Greenwich, London, earlier this week. It comes amid warnings that a 'third wave' of coronavirus infections 'is definitely under way'

Initial results from the study are predicted to come in next month and the research is set to finish by the end of this summer.

It follows 62,000 people having to self-isolate last week after coming into contact with Covid carriers.

Another source added: 'It's obviously very appealing if it's safe so we need to show that before we bring it in. Matt is very keen on it and there is a strong appetite in some corners.'

Prof Bauld told Times Radio this morning: 'It's already in place in the US. The Centre for Disease Control changed their guidance a while ago to say that people who had had both doses of the vaccine and about 10-14 days after the second dose didn't have to self-isolate, so I think we are moving in that direction.'

She added: 'As we've heard repeatedly from Chris Whitty and others, this virus isn't going to disappear.

'We're going to have to live alongside it, means we are going to have infections in future, so being a contact of someone infected will always be a possibility.'

Prof Bauld also said there will be discussions on moving away from large numbers of children self-isolating and instead carrying out regular testing.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is said to be 'very keen' on the new approach which would help to lift coronavirus restrictions. Pictured: people shield from the rain outside a Covid vaccination centre in London on Friday

NHS England's most up-to-date regional figures show 84 per cent of over-25s across the country have had their first jab, while 62 per cent have had both doses

She had been asked if she thinks any move away from 10 days of self-isolation for people who are double vaccinated could be the Government's way of getting out of properly supporting those who are self-isolating.

Prof Bauld told Times Radio: 'I hadn't actually thought of it that way to be perfectly frank, is this a sort of a reason not to support self-isolation, that may be part of it.

'I think it's more that as we move ahead and learn to live alongside this virus we have to recognise, not just for adults actually around self-isolation, but there will also be a debate, I think, about school pupils and whether we could offer regular testing as an alternative to large groups of children having to stay at home and not have face-to-face education, which of course has been happening quite a bit as infection rates rise and it's really unfortunate and should be avoidable.'

Prof Finn described the idea of scrapping 10-day self-isolation for doubly-jabbed people who come into contact with those infected with the virus as an 'interesting' proposal.

MailOnline analysis has revealed uptake around the country varies massively, with seven areas having vaccinated less than 30 per cent of eligible adults

Second doses followed a similar pattern, with the lowest numbers seen in student areas across England. In Cathedral and Kelham in Sheffield, just eight per cent of people are fully vaccinated

He told Times Radio: 'We know that the vaccine, particularly after two doses, is highly effective at stopping you from getting seriously ill, 20 times less likely to end up in hospital.

'We also know that it will reduce your chances of getting milder illness and infecting other people, but it's probably less good at doing that than it is preventing you getting seriously ill, so it's a kind of balance of risk thing.'

Asked if it would be safer to properly support people as they self-isolate rather than reduce the quarantine time, he said: 'Yeah, difficult calculation, because I think in practice, for whatever reason that doesn't happen reliably, so that people are being penalised by self-isolating and that probably results in some people not self-isolating and others suffering financial hardship as a result.

'This is one way to avoid that, and presumably at somewhat lower risk than just letting everybody circulate when they potentially may have been exposed.'

The nation's vaccine roll-out was extended to over-18s yesterday and over-25s were able to start booking appointments last week.

'We can conclude that the race is firmly on between the vaccine programme, particularly getting older people's second doses done, and the Delta variant third wave.'

The University of Bristol academic said the JCVI is still working to decide whether children should be vaccinated but said that effort would not be the immediate priority if it was approved.

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Watch as Scotland and England fans clash in Leicester Square as cops 'kettle' supporter groups - Daily Record

Police officers have been forced to separate warring Scotland and England football fans after they clashed in Leicester Square.

Tartan Army supporters had been singing and dancing in the street for several hours ahead of the 8pm Euro 2020 kick off with the Auld Enemy.

Police officers were forced to step in to separate warring fans in Leicester Square (Image: Reuters)

Thousands of Scots had packed into the street throughout the day however numbers began to dwindle as fans left to watch the game.

But police were called into action after a separate group, understood to be England fans, entered the area and began shouting.

One man was held on the floor by officers (Image: Reuters)

At least one person was tackled to the ground after attempting to breach the police line.

Officers were stood between the opposing groups with their batons drawn while slowly walking the two groups apart.

COVID-19: As Delta variant surge sees outbreaks rise, where are you most likely to catch it? - Sky News

Schools and universities are the most common setting for COVID-19 outbreaks, according to the latest report from Public Health England (PHE).

Total outbreaks continued to increase in the week starting 26 May, the latest available data shows, despite a 39% drop in the number occurring in education.

The PHE report says this coincides with the start of the half-term break and the bank holiday weekend.

The rapid spread of the Delta (Indian) variant comes amid surging infection rates across the UK, with more than 11,000 new COVID cases recorded on Thursday and 10,000 on Friday.

Until the end of May, schools and universities consistently accounted for the majority of outbreaks. Almost half of the more than 10,000 incidents in the week starting 19 May occurred in educational settings for under-18s, according to PHE.

Outbreaks in leisure settings are growing in number, as well as a percentage of the total, as people return to public spaces.

The increase is most pronounced in hospitality and travel, which respectively registered 2.5 and 6.2 times as many Delta variant outbreaks in the seven days from 26 May than in the week before. This came a short while after further restrictions on social gathering were lifted on 17 May.

Dr Jenny Harries, chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, said that the increase in infections is being driven by younger age groups.

Infection rates are currently highest among those aged between 20 and 24 at 243 cases per 100,000 people. This is more than five times the rate for those aged 50 to 54.

Dr Harries said: "Cases are rising rapidly across the country and the Delta variant is now dominant. The increase is primarily in younger age groups, a large proportion of which were unvaccinated but are now being invited to receive the vaccine."

The spread among younger age groups is one of the reasons that the government is rapidly expanding the rollout of its vaccination programme. From today, anyone in England over the age of 18 is eligible to book a jab.

But there will be a lag before this slows infection rates among younger generations. A single vaccine is 18% less effective against the Delta variant than the Alpha one, despite offering similar protection after two jabs.

As of 16 June, less than 17% of under-30s had been double vaccinated, compared with 68% of people aged 30 and over.

The delay in the complete easing of restrictions until next month will allow more time for the vaccination programme to take effect and for scientists to assess the impact of the Delta variant.

Young people have historically experienced lower rates of severe illness and hospitalisation from COVID.

It remains to be seen whether the growth in infections among this demographic will increase pressure on the health system, with data showing a slow increase in hospitalisations among the under-65s in recent weeks.

The Data and Forensics team is a multi-skilled unit dedicated to providing transparent journalism from Sky News. We gather, analyse and visualise data to tell data-driven stories. We combine traditional reporting skills with advanced analysis of satellite images, social media and other open source information. Through multimedia storytelling we aim to better explain the world while also showing how our journalism is done.

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2021-06-18 18:02:19Z
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Dominic Cummings calls Boris Johnson 'gaffe machine' and 'clueless' in latest attack - The Times

Dominic Cummings unleashed another scathing attack on Boris Johnson today, describing him as a “gaffe machine” who is “clueless about policy [and] government”.

The prime minister’s former chief adviser made the comments as he defended the decision for Johnson to decline an interview by the veteran broadcaster Andrew Neil during the 2019 election campaign.

Johnson was criticised for failing to face scrutiny from the GB News chairman, who was considered the BBC’s foremost political interviewer at the time, after his Labour opponent Jeremy Corbyn agreed to answer questions.

Johnson: I have complete confidence in Hancock

The prime minister initially told Andrew Marr he was “happy to be interviewed” by any interviewer “called Andrew” from the BBC, but ultimately he did not appear.

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