The Prime Minister has hinted that local lockdowns may be necessary, as the Government looks to keep the Indian variant under control.

The number of people in England testing positive for Covid-19 has fallen to the lowest level since the beginning of September but the government are still closely monitoring the data as concerns about the Indian variant grow.

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Boris Johnson says more announcements will be made before the end of this month on whether masks and social distancing are here to stay.

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