programme is breaking the link between the number of cases and deaths. he said he recognised people s impatience for a return to normality but warned there could still be some extra precautions needed. it comes as the uk today recorded its highest daily number of new infections since the end ofjanuary almost 28,000. here s our health editor, hugh pym. it s been more than a year of unprecedented restrictions, including mask wearing and lockdowns, with shops and some other businesses told to close their doors. but now, largely thanks to the vaccination programme, ministers say an end is in sight in england onjuly the 19th. borisjohnson said vaccines had broken the link between covid infections and deaths with the virus. that s an amazing thing. that gives us the scope we think on the 19th to go ahead cautiously, irreversibly, to go ahead. experts agree that vaccines are having a significant impact.
of the final legal restrictions in england onjuly 19th. then he ll need to think further ahead. we have not seen flu or respiratory virus last winter so there will be increased susceptibility in the population. there is a risk this winter of covid and flu and rsv, which could put pressure on the nhs. for sajid javid, the challenges start immediately. the nhs says half of all adults in england under the age of 30 will have received at least one covid vaccine by the end of today. hundreds of walk in vaccination sites have opened across the country this weekend to boost numbers. the latest figures show more than 60% of adults have received both vaccine doses. classified ministry of defence documents containing details about hms defender and the british military have been found
safely through and they deserve credit for that. dan safely through and they deserve credit for that. credit for that. dan roan, many thanks. credit for that. dan roan, many thanks- dan credit for that. dan roan, many thanks. dan roan, credit for that. dan roan, many thanks. dan roan, our- credit for that. dan roan, many thanks. dan roan, our sports. credit for that. dan roan, many - thanks. dan roan, our sports editor at wembley. let s turn to the latest news on the pandemic. the latest government figures show that in the past 24 hours, 27 deaths were reported. 11,625 new infections were recorded that s the highest daily rate since the middle of february. that means there was an average of 10,343 new cases per day in the last week. a technical issue means there is no uk vaccination data today. hopefully we will have an update tomorrow. the health secretary matt hancock says the latest pandemic figures for england look encouraging for the remaining restrictions to be lifted on
becoming millionaires in the last year. the guardian leads on government ministers pushing ahead with proposals to privatise channel 4, which would put an end to the broadcaster s a0 years as a publicly owned service. the times leads with the easing of restrictions onjuly 19, saying that the current covid measures will be replaced by an emphasis on personal responsibility , as ministers are encouraged by the slowdown in infections. the i also looks at the latest covid data, saying that the impact of those with two jabs and vaccinating the under 30s means the uk is on track to unlock onjuly 19th. and hope for foreign holidays leads the mirror, and the possibility of daily tests for vaccinated britons instead of quarantine, with the health secretary saying we re working on it. 0k, rob and olivia have been working on the papers for us. rob, do you want to kick off this time, if you would, please come with the times.
this time? yeah. don t tell people that tonight because my this time? yeah. don t tell people that tonight because my game - this time? new. don t tell people that tonight because my game doesn t matter, it sjust that tonight because my game doesn t matter, it s just a formality, or they are thinking about covid, it is all about the scoreline. they are keeping up the bunting. it got windy last night and some of it came down. fingers crossed for england, yes? yeah! the health secretary, matt hancock, says the latest coronavirus data looks encouraging for the remaining covid restrictions to be lifted in england onjuly 19th. in scotland, the first minister, nicola sturgeon, said that s the earliest date restrictions will be eased but they won t be lifted completely before august. across the uk, the number of covid deaths recorded in a week has dropped below 100 for the first time since the end of last summer. here s our health editor, hugh pym. 0ne hospital where life is more like it wa