UK: 4 People Have Died Due To Indian Covid-19 Variant

British PM to hold news briefing at 5pm.

Public Health England revealed 4 people have died with the Indian Covid-19 variant, in the UK.

There are reports UK government scientists want to extend the vaccine rollout - to all adults - in areas struggling with the mutation.

The British Prime Minister is to hold a Downing Street news conference at 5pm, and is expected to discuss efforts to tackle its spread.

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The UK's Vaccines minister, Nadhim Zahawi, says the easing of lockdown on Monday is still on course:

In Northern Ireland this afternoon, 96 new cases of Covid-19 were notified, with no additional deaths reported.

39 patients are in hospital with the virus, in the North - just 3 in intensive care.

Over 1.5 million vaccines have been administered in Northern Ireland.