Covid-19: Up to 75% of new UK cases could be Indian variant – Matt Hancock

She says that while all many people want is “a squeeze of the hand”, there is “hope in the...

There is “increasing confidence” Covid vaccines are effective against the variant, Matt Hancock says.

The rapid tests are being made available for free, ahead of the next stage of lockdown easing.

The new measures are likely to apply to British residents arriving in England from high-risk countries.

The move comes as 10 new mass vaccination hubs open in England, and the UK’s travel corridors close.