Chris Hopson said the number of people in hospital with India variant was not increasing very significantly
Many in hospital in hotspot Bolton are younger than in earlier waves, therefore less at risk of complications
Matt Hancock said link between cases and deaths has been broken but not completely severed by vaccines
7 out of 9,427 vaccinated people infected with the new strain by the end of May were admitted to hospital
By comparison, 90 unvaccinated people were admitted in same time, figures published on Thursday showed
Anyone arriving back in the UK from the southern European country after that time will have to self-isolate for 10 days following its removal from the green travel list.
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Ibiza's famous beaches appeared eerily quiet this month after the island was placed on the Government's amber list amid growing concern over coronavirus variants.