UK Covid live: government 'confident' about vaccine supply after EU threat

Latest updates: Nadim Zahawi says UK deliveries will not be hindered after EU says it may block vaccine exportsEU vaccines threat will not affect UK deliveries, says Nadim ZahawiGerman government challenges reports on AstraZeneca vaccineWhy experts say there is no basis to AstraZeneca jab claimsEU threatens to block vaccine exports after AstraZeneca shortfallGlobal coronavirus updates - live1.19pmGMTResponding to Labour ’sNick Thomas-Symonds’ calls for tougher border security to curb imported Covid infections,Priti Patel said:“There has been a comprehensive strategy across government and it actually dates back to January last year from January 27.”1.09pmGMTA “comprehensive hotel quarantine system” is needed to protect the UK from new strains of Covid-19, Labour’s shadow home secretaryNick Thomas-Symonds told the Commons on Tuesday.The efforts of the British people and the hopes of the vaccine are being undermined by the government ’s inability to secure our borders against Covid. Conservative incompetence is putting our country at risk.Labour is calling for a comprehensive hotel quarantine system with protections to secure us against new strains.From January 2020 the government has had a comprehensive strategy for public health measures at the border.To date, Border Force has checked an estimated 3.7 million passenger locater forms, issued over 2,300 fixed penalty notices and referred over 22,000 cases to the police.Continue reading...
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