Coronavirus: Daily update
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday. We ll have another update for you on Sunday.
1. Ministers meet amid rising infection rates in England
Ministers have been meeting to discuss how to contain the rising number of coronavirus infections in England. It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was hoping to avoid another national lockdown in England. But there are growing concerns about the spread of a new variant of Covid-19 in south-east England. Health bosses have warned the NHS is under significant pressure and analysis suggests the R number is above 1 in the UK.