In full: Matt Hancock urges over-70s in England to book coronavirus vaccines

Health Secretary Matt Hancock leads the Downing Street coronavirus press briefing on Monday at 5pm. He is joined by Jonathan Van-Tam and Nikki Kanani.

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It comes as Mr Hancock this morning confirmed a new contract with manufacturer SureScreen Diagnostics for 20 million British-manufactured rapid coronavirus tests.

The press conference is also likely to centre around growing concerns about the South African variant and an update on the quarantine hotels scheme, which is yet to be rolled out.