i know everybody wants to know what s going to happen but we cannot make thatjudgment until we see the impact of these easings we have just made. the hope is that drives like this in twickenham will make that unlocking more likely. france has tightened restrictions on travel from the uk, to try to stop the spread of the variant of coronavirus first identified in india. new rules came into force at midnight, meaning british tourists will not be allowed in. france is currently listed as an amber destination by the uk government, which advises against travel there. meanwhile, the european commission says that all eu countries can gradually ease travel measures over the summer as the number of covid i9 vaccinations continues to rise. eu leaders revealed plans to harmonise travel measures across the bloc, including allowing fully vaccinated people to move around without the need for testing or quarantines when travelling from one eu country to another. we propose no travel or later testin
the impact of these easings we have just made. the hope is that drives like this in twickenham will make that unlocking more likely. france has tightened restrictions on travel from the uk, to try to stop the spread of the variant of coronavirus first identified in india. new rules came into force at midnight, meaning british tourists will not be allowed in. france is currently listed as an amber destination by the uk government, which advises against travel there. meanwhile, the european commission says that all eu countries can gradually ease travel measures over the summer as the number of covid i9 vaccinations continues to rise. eu leaders revealed plans to harmonise travel measures across the bloc, including allowing fully vaccinated people to move around without the need for testing or quarantines when travelling from one eu country to another. we propose no travel related testing or quarantine for fully vaccinated oi’ recovered persons.
people flock to beaches on bank holiday monday, on the hottest day of the year so far. good afternoon. some scientists who advise the government are calling for the lifting of the final coronavirus restrictions in england on the 21st ofjune to be delayed because of infection rates and the spread of the indian variant. the environment secretary, george eustice, warned that ministers can t rule out delaying the lockdown easing. he said the situation was dynamic and the data still needed to be assessed. it comes as england s largest vaccination centre has opened at twickenham rugby stadium. here s our health correspondent, anna collinson. it s one of the biggest rugby stadiums in the world, but today
thousands are being encouraged to come to twickenham for their coronavirus jab. the ground is close to hounslow, an area which has seen a rise in the variant first detected in india. it s been really good. the queue was quite long but it moved quite quickly and everything seems organised. i want the whole country to come out of lockdown, hopefully on the 215t ofjune, so the more people vaccinated the better. so doing our part, really. nearly three quarters of adults in the uk have now had a first dose. hounslow s public health service says one in ten older people haven t taken up their invite for a vaccine. we have in the matter of four or five days pulled this event together so we can vaccinate up to 15,000 people in one day. the reason we have chosen such a big event is we can socially distance people, we can safely get that many people through the stadium. in bolton, an area with one of the highest infection rates in the uk, the army is on hand to encourage residents without symptom
the impact of these easings we have just made. the hope is that drives like this in twickenham will make that unlocking more likely. france has tightened restrictions on travel from the uk, to try to stop the spread of the variant of coronavirus first identified in india. new rules came into force at midnight, meaning british tourists will not be allowed in. france is currently listed as an amber destination by the uk government, which advises against travel there. meanwhile, the european commission says that all eu countries can gradually ease travel measures over the summer as the number of covid i9 vaccinations continues to rise. eu leaders revealed plans to harmonise travel measures across the bloc, including allowing fully vaccinated people to move around without the need for testing or quarantines when travelling from one eu country to another. we propose no travel related testing