{"id":129698,"date":"2021-06-22T15:23:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T15:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=129698"},"modified":"2021-06-22T15:23:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T15:23:41","slug":"boris-johnson-news-latest-freedom-day-sooner-than-later-on-july-5-due-to-vaccines-as-nhs-races-to-beat-delta-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/boris-johnson-news-latest-freedom-day-sooner-than-later-on-july-5-due-to-vaccines-as-nhs-races-to-beat-delta-variant\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Johnson news latest &#8211; Freedom Day &#x27;sooner than later&#x27; on July 5 due to vaccines as NHS races to beat Delta variant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FREEDOM from lockdown could come &quot;sooner rather than later&quot; on July 5 thanks to the Covid vaccine push, an expert has revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Brendan Wren, professor of vaccinology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said that having 81 per cent of adults vaccinated was &quot;very encouraging.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether the success of the vaccine programme means England could open earlier than July 19, he told Sky News: &quot;We&#x27;d still need to be vigilant &#8211; but vigilance and vaccination are the two words.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;So, I think if the numbers continue to be promising then I think there&#x27;s great hope we could open up on 5 July.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>But he added that a &quot;pretty miserable winter&quot; is ahead &#8211; with lockdowns on the cards in order to battle the virus later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Dominic Cummings lashed out again at Boris and his Government, saying &quot;the horrific decision-making&quot; of those in power amounted to &quot;the blind leading the blind&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>This attack follows last weeks outbursts, in which Cummings called out Boris Johnson, revealing that he had called Matt Hancock &quot;totally f***ing hopeless&quot;.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Read our coronavirus live blog below for the latest news and updates&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Joseph Gamp<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T11:51:12.000Z\">just now<\/time><\/span>\n<p>DOWNING STREET DISMISSES CLAIMS G7 SUMMIT CONTRIBUTED TO A SPIKE IN CASES<\/p>\n<p>Downing Street has denied that the G7 summit in Cornwall was responsible for an increase in coronavirus cases in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister\u2019s official spokesman said it had always been expected that cases across the country would rise following the last easing of lockdown restrictions in England in May.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAttendees going to the G7 were tested before arriving and throughout the summit. We are not aware of any cases of transmission to local residents,\u201d the spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe always said that, following the move to step three (of the Government\u2019s road map out of lockdown), we would see cases rising across the country. That is what we are seeing playing out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>Joseph Gamp<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T11:13:30.000Z\">38 minutes ago<\/time><\/span>\n<p>DOUBLE JABBY<\/p>\n<p>Brits will have flu and Covid booster jabs given together as part of a drive to beat viruses this winter, Matt Hancock has said.<\/p>\n<p>The Health Secretary said he was \u201cworried\u201d about the impact flu will have after a year of minimal cases.<\/p>\n<p>He said this winter to be \u201cchallenging\u201d, adding that he hoped further lockdown restrictions would not be needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are worried about flu this winter because people\u2019s natural immunity will be lower because we haven\u2019t had any serious flu for 18 months now,\u201d he told Times Radio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a difficult winter in 2019, we didn\u2019t have flu at all really this last winter because of the restrictions that were in place for Covid, so it is something we are worried about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to have a very significant flu vaccination drive this autumn \u2013 potentially at the same time, you might get your Covid booster jab and your flu jab at the same time, we are testing whether that can be done.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>Joseph Gamp<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T10:55:34.000Z\">56 minutes ago<\/time><\/span>\n<p>MASON MOUNT AND BEN CHILWELL OUT OF CZECH GAME AND MUST ISOLATE UNTIL MONDAY<\/p>\n<p>Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell are out of England&#x27;s European Championship clash with the Czech Republic and must remain in isolation until the start of next week.<\/p>\n<p>The Three Lions&#x27; preparations for Tuesday&#x27;s final Group D match were thrown into chaos when it emerged that the Chelsea pair had been in contact with Scotland&#x27;s Billy Gilmour, who tested positive for coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Mount and Chilwell will now miss the pool decider at Wembley and could also miss England&#x27;s last-16 match, with qualification assured but their place in the group up in the air.<\/p>\n<p>The Football Association said in a statement: &quot;We can confirm that Ben Chilwell and Mason Mount must isolate up to and including next Monday (June 28). This decision has been taken in consultation with Public Health England.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The pair were confirmed overnight as close contacts of Scotland&#x27;s Billy Gilmour after his positive test following last Friday&#x27;s match.&quot;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T10:40:22.000Z\">Today, 11:40<\/time><\/span>\n<p>HAVENS ABOVE<\/p>\n<p>Haven is extending its holiday season until November to keep up with demand from UK holidaymakers.<\/p>\n<p>It means 11 of the holiday company&#x27;s parks will be open for longer, and there are breaks starting from just \u00a361.<\/p>\n<p>Demand for staycations has been at an all-time high this year due to ongoing foreign travel restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>In response, certain Haven parks will stay open until November 15, giving guests an extra two weeks to enjoy a British coastal break.<\/p>\n<p>Breaks start from just \u00a361 for a three or four-night stay and there are Stay and Stay+Play holidays available.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/haven.jpg\"><span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Joseph Gamp<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T10:37:01.000Z\">Today, 11:37<\/time><\/span>\n<p>EXPLAINED: WHEN IS THE NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT ON HOLIDAYS?<\/p>\n<p>The Government has suggested it will announce its latest review of its \u2018traffic light\u2019 system on June 28.<\/p>\n<p>Currently people can visit countries on the Green list and return without needing to quarantine. <\/p>\n<p>For countries on the Amber list you must self-isolate for 10 days and travel to countries on the Red list is actively discouraged.<\/p>\n<p>Hopes that the Balearic Islands would be added to the list during the last review were dashed when instead the Government made few alterations except to move Portugal to the amber list \u2013 throwing thousands of people\u2019s holidays into turmoil.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T10:30:06.000Z\">Today, 11:30<\/time><\/span>\n<p>NEWCASTLE HEALTH BOSS SAYS THE CITY IS NOT SEEING A RISE IN HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS DESPITE INFECTION RATE INCREASE<\/p>\n<p>A public health boss has said rising\u00a0Covid\u00a0infection rates were not leading to rapid increases in hospital admissions.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle upon Tyne has had England&#x27;s biggest week-on-week case rise, up from 116.6 to 236.4 per 100,000.<\/p>\n<p>The city&#x27;s director of public health, Professor Eugene Milne, said almost two thirds of the new cases were among largely unvaccinated under-25s.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &quot;We also know that these age groups account for much of the mixing that takes place, be that in schools and universities or in social settings.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Only 1.4% of cases in Newcastle are among the more vulnerable over-65s and, critically, these rising infection rates are not resulting in any rapid increase in hospitalisations.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It was always to be expected that, as restrictions began to ease, infection rates would begin to rise as the virus was presented with further opportunities to spread.&quot;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T10:20:15.000Z\">Today, 11:20<\/time><\/span>\n<p>SEE WU LATER<\/p>\n<p>A British scientist who tried to silence the Wuhan lab leak theory has been removed from the United Nations commission investigating the the origins of Covid.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Peter Daszak has been ousted from the UN-backed Lancet probe as he has repeatedly attempted to dismiss allegations the virus could have escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV).<\/p>\n<p>Dr Daszak is the president of the EcoHealth Alliance &#8211; a US-based organisation that was revealed to funneled taxpayer cash to WIV to carry out gain of function research of bat-based coronaviruses.<\/p>\n<p>The 55-year-old has a close relationship with the lab&#x27;s chief Dr Shi Zhengli &#8211; dubbed &quot;Batwoman&quot; &#8211; and was last year jovially tweeting about singing karaoke with her and &quot;partying in a bat cave&quot; amid the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>WIV however are the prime suspect as circumstantial evidence mounts that link the origins of the virus to a lab leak as the US ordered a &quot;redoubled&quot; probe.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T10:05:48.000Z\">Today, 11:05<\/time><\/span>\n<p>GOVERNMENT MOVES TO SCRAP 10-DAY QUARANTINE FOR COVID CONTACTS<\/p>\n<p>Matt Hancock has said he plans to scrap the requirement for people who have had two Covid-19 jabs and come into contact with an infected person to isolate for 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>The Health Secretary said the approach is currently being piloted but will be introduced as soon as possible once clinicians have looked at the data.<\/p>\n<p>It came as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the July 19 date for easing the final restrictions in England is \u201clooking good\u201d, when asked if he would rule out further lockdowns this winter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can never exclude that there will be some new disease, some new horror that we simply haven\u2019t budgeted for, or accounted for,\u201d he told reporters during a visit to a laboratory in Hertfordshire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut looking at where we are, looking at the efficacy of the vaccines against all variants that we can currently see\u2026 I think it\u2019s looking good for July 19 to be that terminus point.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T09:50:11.000Z\">Today, 10:50<\/time><\/span>\n<p>VACC IN TIME<\/p>\n<p>Brits are to be freed from lockdown on July 19 as the vaccine defeats the Indian variant &#8211; but restrictions could return during a &quot;challenging winter&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Hancock announced the particularly &quot;encouraging&quot; data over the past week means the country is now &quot;on track&quot; for the great reopening next month.<\/p>\n<p>He said hospitalisations are &quot;barely rising&quot; despite the spiralling number of cases while deaths remain &quot;very, very low&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>But he warned the NHS faces an onslaught this winter because the flu will be back with a vengeance and the public&#x27;s immunity to it is now low.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether there could be a return to lockdown in just a few months&#x27; time, Mr Hancock replied: &quot;I hope we don&#x27;t have to do that.&quot;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T09:40:40.000Z\">Today, 10:40<\/time><\/span>\n<p>PERIOD PAINS<\/p>\n<p>Alterations to usual period patterns among some women after they received a Covid-19 jab could have occurred \u201cby chance\u201d, leading gynaecologists have said.<\/p>\n<p>Experts at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) said that many women experience a temporary change to their periods in their lifetime, so for some women the change may occur around the time they receive a Covid-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>But RCOG said that anecdotally some women had reported heavier periods after receiving the vaccine and it said it would support \u201cmore data collection in this area to understand why this might be the case\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after data suggested that almost 4,000 women had reported changes after they received a vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>The Sunday Times reported that the Medicines &amp; Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) had 2,734 reports after women had received the AstraZeneca vaccine, 1,158 related to the Pfizer jab, and 66 linked to the Moderna vaccine up to May 17.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T09:33:53.000Z\">Today, 10:33<\/time><\/span>\n<p>DOUBLE JABBY<\/p>\n<p>Brits will have flu and Covid booster jabs given together as part of a drive to beat viruses this winter, Matt Hancock has said.<\/p>\n<p>The Health Secretary said he was &quot;worried&quot; about the impact flu will have after a year of minimal cases.<\/p>\n<p>He said this winter to be &quot;challenging&quot;, adding that he hoped further lockdown restrictions would not be needed.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We are worried about flu this winter because people&#x27;s natural immunity will be lower because we haven&#x27;t had any serious flu for 18 months now,&quot; he told Times Radio.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We had a difficult winter in 2019, we didn&#x27;t have flu at all really this last winter because of the restrictions that were in place for Covid, so it is something we are worried about.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We are going to have a very significant flu vaccination drive this autumn &#8211; potentially at the same time, you might get your Covid booster jab and your flu jab at the same time, we are testing whether that can be done.&quot;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T09:10:50.000Z\">Today, 10:10<\/time><\/span>\n<p>WATCH: MATT HANCOCK STRUGGLES TO EXPLAIN WHY SCOTTISH PLAYERS ARE SELF-ISOLATING <\/p>\n<p><video data-account=\"5067014667001\" data-player=\"default\" data-video-id-pending=\"6260214384001\" id=\"video_6260214384001_5067014667001\" data-application-id=\"Inline\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" class=\"brightcove__video\"><\/video><span>Euros 2020: Matt Hancock struggles to explain why Scotland players aren&#8217;t isolating as GMB viewers say &#8216;he knows nothing about football&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T08:55:00.000Z\">Today, 09:55<\/time><\/span>\n<p>SNAPCHAT, TIKTOK, REDDIT AND YOUTUBE ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED<\/p>\n<p>Snapchat, Reddit, TikTok, and YouTube have partnered with the Government and NHS in a bid to encourage more young people to get vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as all adults aged over 18 are invited to receive the vaccine in England.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Karan Rangarajan, an NHS surgeon and influencer who uses social media to tackle the spread of misinformation, told the PA news agency: \u201cIf you really want to get on top of the misinformation, and get ahead of the game, you need to go to the source of where it is coming from. And most of it is coming from social media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old, who has 3.9 million followers on TikTok, said it was crucial these platforms were used to target younger people who might be \u201chistorically or traditionally more averse to getting their vaccine\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMisinformation affects all groups equally and there is a large user base that is in their late teens or early 20s,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T08:40:01.000Z\">Today, 09:40<\/time><\/span>\n<p>JAB HOPE<\/p>\n<p>Boris Johnson has declared he\u2019s \u201clooking at\u201d plans to let double-jabbed Brits ditch quarantine,\u00a0raising hopes for summer holidays.<\/p>\n<p>The PM confirmed ministers are mulling an Israeli-style blueprint that would replace the need for self-isolation with daily testing.<\/p>\n<p>Such a system is also being considered for domestic use when fully vaccinated people come into contact with someone who\u2019s tested positive.<\/p>\n<p>But even has he offered a ray of hope to sun starved families, Boris also warned this will be \u201ca difficult year for travel\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>And he all but strongly hinted that no new countries will be added to the green list when it\u2019s reviewed at the end of the week.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T08:31:03.000Z\">Today, 09:31<\/time><\/span>\n<p>FILIPINO PRESIDENT THREATENS TO ARREST ANYONE WHO DOES NOT GET THE VACCINE<\/p>\n<p>The Philippine president has threatened to order the arrest of Filipinos who refuse\u00a0Covid-19 vaccination and told them to leave the country if they would not cooperate with the efforts to contain the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>President Rodrigo Duterte, who is known for his public outbursts and brash rhetoric, said in televised remarks Monday night that he has become exasperated with people who refuse to get immunized then help spread the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Don&#x27;t get me wrong. There is a crisis being faced in this country. There is a national emergency. If you don&#x27;t want to get vaccinated, I&#x27;ll have you arrested and I&#x27;ll inject the vaccine in your butt,&quot; Duterte said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;If you will not agree to be vaccinated, leave the Philippines. Go to India if you want or somewhere, to America,&quot; he said, adding he would order village leaders to compile a list of defiant residents.<\/p>\n<p>A human rights lawyer, Edre Olalia, raised concerns over Duterte&#x27;s threat, saying the president could not order the arrest of anybody who has not clearly committed any crime.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T08:20:41.000Z\">Today, 09:20<\/time><\/span>\n<p>WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO CATCH THE DELTA VARIANT?<\/p>\n<p>Cases are predominantly in\u00a0younger people who are unvaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>People being hospitalised are also younger than previous waves, meaning they are\u00a0&quot;less in need of critical care&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>It&#x27;s reassuring, however makes the case for jabbing all those under 30 before the lockdown lifts stronger.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Andrew Pollard, of the Oxford Vaccine Group who led trials of the AstraZeneca vaccine, told BBC Radio 4&#x27;s Today Programme: &quot;If you\u2019re unvaccinated, then the virus will eventually find those individuals in the population who are unvaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;And of course if you\u2019re over 50 and unvaccinated, you\u2019re at much greater risk of severe disease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Experts have said\u00a0&quot;deprived, ethnic, urban communities may suffer disproportionately&quot; from the Delta.<\/p>\n<p>Uptake of the jab has been lowest among those of ethnic minority, and the coronavirus spreads faster in poorer and more crowded areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T08:16:19.000Z\">Today, 09:08<\/time><\/span>\n<p>SUPERMARKET SALES FALL FROM PEAK A YEAR AGO<\/p>\n<p>Supermarket sales have fallen from the peak highs seen a year ago when stores were stripped bare in panic buying as the\u00a0Covid-19 pandemic first descended on the UK, new data shows.<\/p>\n<p>Take-home grocery sales fell 1.6% during the 12 weeks to June 13 compared with 2020, according to Kantar, although they remain \u00a33.3 billion higher than the same period two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The number of shoppers heading to supermarkets also fell in the four weeks to June 13 by five million trips compared with May as customers took advantage of the reopening of indoor hospitality, spending their cash in restaurants and cafes instead.<\/p>\n<p>Average basket sizes also fell &#8211; down 13.6% &#8211; although on a 12-week measure, the number of trips to supermarkets increased as shoppers preferred to go more often, rather than big weekly shops.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T07:56:37.000Z\">Today, 08:56<\/time><\/span>\n<p>WATCH: TOKYO OLYMPICS WILL ALLOW IN 10,000 SPECTATORS PER DAY &#8211; BUT NO FOREIGNERS ALLOWED<\/p>\n<p><video data-account=\"5067014667001\" data-player=\"default\" data-video-id-pending=\"6259935873001\" id=\"video_6259935873001_5067014667001\" data-application-id=\"Inline\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" class=\"brightcove__video\"><\/video><span>Tokyo Olympics confirm 10,000 spectators allowed in every day despite Covid chaos but nobody from overseas<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T07:25:42.000Z\">Today, 08:25<\/time><\/span>\n<p>THE KIDS ARE NOT ALRIGHT<\/p>\n<p>Children as young as five years old are suffering panic attacks about meeting their friends, experts claim.<\/p>\n<p>NHS bosses have said that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused children across the country to become anxious with some even fearing leaving their homes.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation by the Telegraph has found that a growing number of concerned parents have reached out to private psychologists as there are waits of up to four years on the NHS.<\/p>\n<p>Many were left disappointed as private therapists are oversubscribed and unable to take on more patients.<\/p>\n<p>Private therapists claim that they are taking twice the amount of calls by worried parents and have been forced to turn away patients, the outlet reports.<\/p>\n<p>Experts have noted that repeated lockdowns, social distancing and the fear of getting infected have had a great impact on children, with many developing behavioural problems.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T07:00:58.000Z\">Today, 08:00<\/time><\/span>\n<p><strong>GRAPHIC: COVID VACCINATIONS IN THE UK<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/covidvaccines20june.jpg\"><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T06:30:00.000Z\">Today, 07:30<\/time><\/span>\n<p>MATT HANCOCK: GOVERNMENT WORKING ON BOOSTER JAB PROGRAMME<\/p>\n<p>Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the Government is working on the booster jab programme and should have clinical data in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>He told BBC Breakfast that second jabs offer very strong protection \u201cbut there is more protection still that we think that you can get from a booster jab and we\u2019re currently trialling\u00a0which combinations of jabs are the most effective\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we know the results of that, then we will set out the full plans for the booster programme over the autumn,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to make sure we get the logistics right; for instance, GPs have been so heavily involved in this vaccination effort, but GPs have also got to do their day job, so that\u2019s something we\u2019re working hard on now, and, in the next few weeks, when we get the clinical data through on what\u2019s the most effective combinations to have\u2026 then we\u2019ll set out all the details of the booster programme for the autumn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On NHS waiting times, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said there is a \u201cbig and challenging backlog that has been caused by the pandemic\u201d and suggested it could take up to a few years to clear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T06:00:08.000Z\">Today, 07:00<\/time><\/span>\n<p>WATCH: THOUSANDS QUEUE FOR JABS OUTSIDE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM<\/p>\n<p><video data-account=\"5067014667001\" data-player=\"default\" data-video-id-pending=\"6259727249001\" id=\"video_6259727249001_5067014667001\" data-application-id=\"Inline\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" class=\"brightcove__video\"><\/video><span>Huge queues form outside Tottenham Hotspur&#8217;s stadium in Covid vaccination push as more than 700,000 jabs booked in 1 day<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T05:30:55.000Z\">Today, 06:30<\/time><\/span>\n<p>WHEN IS THE NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT HOLIDAYS?<\/p>\n<p>The Government has suggested it will announce its latest review of its \u2018traffic light\u2019 system on June 28.<\/p>\n<p>Currently people can visit countries on the Green list and return without needing to quarantine. For countries on the Amber list you must self-isolate for 10 days and travel to countries on the Red list is actively discouraged.<\/p>\n<p>Hopes that the Balearic Islands would be added to the list during the last review were dashed when instead the Government made few alterations except to move Portugal to the amber list \u2013 throwing thousands of people\u2019s holidays into turmoil.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-21T15:41:44.000Z\">21st Jun 2021, 06:00<\/time><\/span>\n<p>MINISTERS EYE TECHNOLOGY TO SAVE THOUSANDS OF NHS STAFFING HOURS<\/p>\n<p>New technology could save the NHS an estimated half a million hours a year in staff time by the middle of the decade, under plans to automate some behind-the-scenes tasks.<\/p>\n<p>The Government will publish a new draft data strategy this week, aimed at saving lives by sharing more patient information to give them better access to healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the changes were being made after the coronavirus pandemic demonstrated the need for more effective use of data.<\/p>\n<p>As well as using artificial intelligence (AI), the strategy will promote \u201crobotic process automation\u201d, which uses software to automate back office processes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk<\/span><span><time dateTime=\"2021-06-22T04:30:11.000Z\">Today, 05:30<\/time><\/span>\n<p>STURGEON RECEIVES SECOND CORONAVIRUS VACCINE DOSE<\/p>\n<p>Scotland\u2019s First Minister has received her second dose of a coronavirus vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Nicola Sturgeon became one of the more than two million Scots to have two doses, on being vaccinated at the NHS Louisa Jordan vaccination centre at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Following staff nurse Susan Inglis inoculating her with her second dose of the Oxford\/AstraZeneca vaccine, she celebrated being double vaccinated and urged people ensure they attend their appointments for second doses.<\/p>\n<p>She tweeted: \u201cDouble vaccinated! 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