The pound continues to strengthen against the euro and is stable against the dollar as the number of people who have received at least one dose of the vaccine reaches 2.2 million, and 24/7 vaccination centres are promised.
Ministers met yesterday to tackle the issue of the new Brazilian coronavirus variant. All UK arrivals from South America and Portugal have been banned from today.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that the second phase of vaccinations will aim to target people who are most at risk of being exposed to the virus. The government has also said that they are not ruling out introducing tougher Covid restrictions next week, as although infections are levelling off, the number of deaths from the virus remains high.
