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Coronavirus live news: ‘long way to go,’ says UK PM after 15m offered jab; France hospitals in ‘crisis organisation’
‘We can go forward with great confidence,’ says British prime minister Boris Johnson; France prepares for surge in cases linked to Covid variants
- UK hits target of offering first Covid vaccinations to 15m people
- New Zealand outbreak: Ardern puts Auckland into three-day lockdown
- WHO investigator claims China refused to hand over key information
- Dominic Raab rejects Tory demands for easing of Covid rules
- UK failed to heed the virus alerts, says vaccine creator
A total of 15,062,189 people in the UK have now had a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, according to the latest government figures.
That’s 22.5% of the UK population and 28.6% of adults.
Italy reported 221 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, the health ministry said, against 270 the Sunday before.
The daily tally of new infections fell to 11,068 from 11,640 last Sunday.

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