indeed stress at this stage is that the same measures that have worked against previous strains of this virus will also help us curb any transmission of this new variant. if in recent weeks we have been sticking a bit less vigorously to all the public health advice which is entirely understandable and i am sure we are all in a position to a greater or lesser extent, now is a time to start following all of that advice vigorously again. everyone of us can make a difference in protecting ourselves and each other step but we just end with a reminder of what all of us can do and what it is really important all of us do do at this stage. these steps are now vital so i am asking everybody not to see this as optional. firstly get vaccinated, it is the single most important thing we can do to protect ourselves and each other, second leak test for covid regularly. we will be increasing testing in areas