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Published 14:50 28 May 2021 BST
Updated 17:03 28 May 2021 BST
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In total, more than 200 recognised local areas in England have reported at least one case of the variant in the most recent set of data and, as such, the government is continuing to urge caution amongst the general public.
According to Public Health England's (PHE) most recent data, 5,599 cases have been detected since February, with more than 60% of those diagnosed not having received a single dose.
Scientists remain confident that the current vaccines still works against this Indian variant; in fact, a recent study showed that the Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca jabs are effective against the strain. While it does not present any added health concerns, it is known to be more transmissible.
Hancock, who Cummings accused of lying in the recent sub-committee, did warn that the June 21st date could be jeopardised if the Indian variant isn't kept under control.
Dr Jennie Harries, chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, said in the Downing Street press conference that the 'end of lockdown' is "really just on the cusp at the moment. If we see cases rise, we’re not clear yet quite whether that is a rise in the variant cases taking off or whether it’s actually a rise because we are actively, quite rightly, detecting them and challenging these chains of transmission".
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