Vaccine that can deal with the strain of the virus first identified in south africa. here s what mr hancock had to say about the number of first dose vaccinations. i am very proud that we were able to deploy the first ever clinically approved covid 19 vaccine here in this country and delivered 60 million doses of three different vaccines into 39 million arms as of midnight last night, i can confirm that we now have given a first dose of vaccine to three quarters of the adult population of the united kingdom. meanwhile one government adviser has said uk s latest coronavirus data looks encouraging, amid continuing debate over whether to end all remaining restrictions in england on the 21st ofjune. weekly figures this morning from the office for national statistics show the lowest proportion of virus related deaths in england
And in rugby league leigh centurions head coach john duffy has left the club after an eight game losing run in the 2021 super league. duffy had been in charge since november 2018. his final game was the 40 16 defeat at hull kr on sunday. leigh replaced toronto wolfpack in the competition in december but are bottom of the table, having lost all their league matches this season. that s all the sport for now. a reminder england, scotland and wales are all warming up for euro 2020 with friendlies tonight. there s more on the bbc sport website and you can join gavin for the build up on sportsday from 630, along with the rest of the day s sports news, but that s it from me. more now on our main story. the health secretary matt hancock has announced that three quarters of adults in the uk have now received a first dose of a covid vaccine. in a speech at thejenner institute, in oxford, he praised the work of scientists in helping britain out of the pandemic. he also confirmed that the gove
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