Matt Hancock to lead coronavirus Downing Street press conference

Health Secretary Matt Hancock will lead a Downing Street press conference today.

It comes after it was announced that 20 million people across the UK have now received a coronavirus vaccine.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on social media that it was a “huge national achievement” and praised the NHS staff, volunteers and armed forces for their work in the vaccine rollout.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock added in a video message: “I’m absolutely delighted that over 20 million people have now been vaccinated across the UK – it’s absolutely fantastic.

“I want to thank every single person who’s come forward to get the jab because we know with increasing confidence that the jab protects you, it protects your community and it also is the route out of this for all of us.”

It also comes as health officials scramble to track down a mystery person in England who has the Brazilian variant of Covid.

This story is being updated.

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