A campaign is being launched to encourage younger people to get the Covid vaccine when their turn comes. It comes after research suggested younger people were more hesitant about getting the jab
The UK reported a further 11 deaths and 1,712 cases on Sunday, according to government figures, while more than 12.5 million have now received both doses of the jab
Labour urges government to help India with genome sequencing
As we have been reporting, the UK government has said it will send medical equipment to India, which is facing a surge in coronavirus infections and a shortage of oxygen.
Labour has urged the government to extend its offer of help to include support with genome sequencing and epidemiology.
Shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy said: "Defeating this virus anywhere means defeating it everywhere.
"We have seen how quickly Covid-19 variants that have been identified in one country are able to spread rapidly across the globe.
"The UK can offer expertise and capacity in crucial areas like genome sequencing and epidemiology that have already proven vital in mapping and restricting the spread of coronavirus."
UK standing 'side by side' with India, Johnson says
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Earlier we told you about the UK government's plans to send medical equipment to India - with the first supplies of ventilators and oxygen concentrators due to arrive in the Indian capital early on Tuesday.
Now, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tweeted that the UK stands "side by side with India in the shared fight against Covid-19".
He wrote that "vital" equipment was on its way "to help stop the tragic loss of life from the virus" and vowed the UK would "continue to work closely with the Indian government during this difficult time".
It comes as a further 2,767 coronavirus deaths were recorded in India over the past 24 hours.
The country has so far confirmed more than 186,000 deaths and 16 million cases - three million have been added in just the last two weeks.
UK government to send medical equipment to India this week
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The UK is to send medical equipment, including 495 oxygen concentrators, 120 non-invasive ventilators and 20 manual ventilators, to India this week, the government has said.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the first tranche of supplies "is on its way" and would arrive in Delhi early on Tuesday.
He said the UK stood "side by side with India as a friend and partner".
The assistance package, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, includes ventilators and oxygen concentrators from surplus stocks after consultation between the government, the NHS and UK suppliers and manufacturers.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was "hugely grateful to those who have worked hard to make this initial delivery".
"We are determined to support the people of India through this very difficult time," he added.
The UK is working closely with the government of India to work out what further assistance it can provide in the coming days, the government said.
“We have all got to work together to tackle Covid-19," said Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
BreakingMore than 12.5m people in the UK now fully vaccinated
The daily figures also show more than 12.5m people in the UK have now received both doses of the vaccine.
Some 12,587,116 have received two doses while 33,666,638 have received a first dose.
In England those aged 45 or over are already being invited to book an appointment, while in Scotland this applies to those aged 50 or over.
Northern Ireland has now opened bookings for the 35 to 39 age group - and one health board in Wales is offering the vaccine to those aged 30 to 39 - although most are still vaccinating people in their 40s and 50s.
BreakingUK deaths rise by 11
A further 11 people in the UK have died within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus, according to the latest government figures.
There were also 1,712 new cases registered.
This compares to 32 deaths and 2.061 cases on Saturday.
EU says it is ready to provide oxygen and medicines to India
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Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the EU Commission, has tweeted that the bloc is "ready to support" India as the country battles a surge in coronavirus infections.
Just under 350,000 new cases were reported in India in the past 24 hours.
Many hospitals are full and are refusing new admissions because of uncertainty over oxygen supplies.
"We stand in full solidarity with the Indian people," wrote von der Leyen.
Janez Lenarcic, European Commissioner for crisis management, tweeted that the EU's emergency response coordination centre is "ready to provide urgently needed oxygen and medicine".
There have also been offers of support from countries including the UK and the US.
Rallies a potential risk in spread of Covid, scientist says
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Rallies such as the anti-lockdown protest in London on Saturday are "at the very least a potential risk" to the spread of coronavirus, a scientist advising the government has warned.
Prof Stephen Reicher, a member of the government's scientific advisory panel on behaviour, said there was evidence that counties in the US which held rallies for former President Donald Trump during the presidential election last year saw bigger spikes in infection than those who did not.
"Moreover, the mass election rallies in India and the permission to bring huge religious festivals forward... is one explanation for the huge rise of cases in India," he said.
"Much depends on how people behave at these events.
"If they maintain distance and wear masks, there is little danger. If they explicitly ignore restrictions, if they reject masks, stand close together, touch, shout and sing, then - going back to first principles - there is likely to be a risk.
"Given that the anti-lockdown protests do all of these things, they are at the very least a potential risk," he added.
Call for more police protection after officers injured at protest
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A police leader has said officers deserve greater protection after eight of them were injured during an anti-lockdown protest in central London on Saturday.
Demonstrators hurled bottles as police attempted to disperse the crowds in Hyde Park following a march and rally.
The Met said two officers were taken to hospital, although their injuries are not believed to be serious.
Home Secretary Priti Patel condemned the "senseless violence" and wished the injured officers "a speedy recovery".
Ken Marsh, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said "the safety of our police officers should be top of the agenda".
"Police officers are human beings who go out every day to keep people safe.
"Many people seem to have forgotten that right now, but we will keep reminding them."
Five people were arrested for offences, including assault on police and public order offences.
"Peaceful protest may well be the cornerstone of democracy - and police officers have a role in facilitating that - but the scenes we saw in Hyde Park yesterday of a thin blue line of brave and sadly bloodied police officers coming under attack from thugs were anything but peaceful," said Marsh.
Documentary photographers and filmmakers set out across the UK in February and March to capture the immunisation programme in action.
Among the people they photographed was Dr Gavin Chestnutt, a GP who took his vaccine supplies on the ferry to Rathlin Island - Northern Ireland's most northerly point - to immunise the community there and ensure the elderly population did not have to travel in bad weather.
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Dr Gavin Chestnutt, who is also a part-time farmer, was photographed vaccinating a 92-year-old man in his back gardenImage caption: Dr Gavin Chestnutt, who is also a part-time farmer, was photographed vaccinating a 92-year-old man in his back garden
Jude PalmerCopyright: Jude Palmer
Dozens of sites across the country have been used as vaccine centres, including Salisbury CathedralImage caption: Dozens of sites across the country have been used as vaccine centres, including Salisbury Cathedral
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Newbury Racecourse is among the sporting venues to host a vaccine centreImage caption: Newbury Racecourse is among the sporting venues to host a vaccine centre
New restrictions in Japan as Olympics near
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Major shops will remain closed as part of the new measuresImage caption: Major shops will remain closed as part of the new measures
A third coronavirus state of emergency has come into effect in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, and three other areas, just three months ahead of the scheduled start of the Olympic Games.
Under the curbs, set to last for about two weeks, major commercial facilities like department stores will close, as well as restaurants, bars, and karaoke parlours serving alcohol.
Restaurants that do not serve alcohol are being told to close early and companies are being asked to make arrangements for people to work remotely. Schools will remain open.
The measures also apply to Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka.
They were brought in to battle a surge in infections driven by Covid-19 variants, but there are doubts it will be sufficient.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has come under fire for the slow pace of the vaccination programme - just over 1% of Japan's population has received a first dose.
Despite the surge in infections, the government has insisted that the delayed 2020 Olympics will go ahead in July.
At least 82 people have been killed in a fire at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in Baghdad. More than 100 were injured in the blaze, which erupted at the Ibn Khatib hospital on Saturday night
Some 8,000 spectators will be at Wembley stadium on Sunday for the Carabao Cup final. The match is one of nine events being used to provide "key scientific data and research" into how mass gatherings can safely re-open
No Zoom please: Stars prepare for in-person Oscars ceremony
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A mock-up of how this Sunday's Academy Awards will lookImage caption: A mock-up of how this Sunday's Academy Awards will look
It's Oscars night! And unlike recent awards ceremonies held during the pandemic, such as the Golden Globes, Baftas and Emmys, nominees have been told to try to avoid appearing via virtual platforms such as Zoom and to attend one of the locations in person.
Yes, there will be multiple locations for the ceremony.
The main elements of the ceremony will come from Los Angeles, as usual. The event will be split across two venues in the city - the Dolby Theatre and Union Station.
There will be international locations too.
London's BFI will serve as the UK's hub for British nominees, and another studio will be set up in Paris for French nominees.
The show's producers said they had gone to "great lengths to provide a safe and enjoyable evening" for attendees in person.
Relatives of Covid patients have been queuing up in cities to refill cylinderaImage caption: Relatives of Covid patients have been queuing up in cities to refill cylindera
For anyone who has watched the pandemic unfold here - from doctors to officials to journalists - this feels like déjà vu.
Typically, healthcare facilities consume about 15% of oxygen supply, leaving the rest for industrial use. But amid India's second wave nearly 90% of the country's oxygen supply - 7,500 metric tonnes daily - is being diverted for medical use, according to Rajesh Bhushan, a senior health official.
That's nearly three times higher than was consumed every day at the peak of the first wave in mid-September last year.
Then, India was adding about 90,000 cases daily. Just two weeks ago, in early April, the single-day spike was around 144,000. Now, the daily caseload has more than doubled to well more than 300,000.
Doctors and epidemiologists believe the deluge of cases is delaying tests and consultation, leading to many people being admitted to hospital when their condition is severe. So the demand for high-flow oxygen - and therefore more oxygen - is higher than it was during the last wave.
Anti-lockdown scientists call for social distancing to end in June
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More than 20 anti-lockdown scientists and academics have written an open letter calling for face masks and social distancing to end in June.
The letter, published in full on the Daily Express website, says more weight should be given to the success of the vaccines and less to what it calls the "theoretical" risk of new variants or a new surge in infections.
It also urges the government to scrap plans for vaccine passports, along with mass community testing, in favour of a more targeted approach.
The government has already announced it hopes to end all legal limits on social contact in England on 21 June at the earliest and the prime minister has said there is nothing in the data to suggest this will not be the case.
But some scientists have suggested people could still be asked to wear face coverings and socially distance for several years as other countries are yet to complete their vaccination programmes.
BBC health correspondent Katharine Da Costa says many of the signatories to the letter had previously called for lockdowns to be abolished in favour of shielding the vulnerable, a strategy strongly criticised by the wider scientific community.
Richer nations will soon be able to share jabs with poorer countries - Gates
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The UK, the US and other developed countries will start
to have excess vaccines in "the next three or four months" which they
can then share with the developing world, according to Billionaire philanthropist
Bill Gates.
Speaking earlier to Sky News's Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme, he said: "Over the balance of the year, the US, the UK and others will be able to make sure that the vaccines are now going to the developing countries."
He added: "The other good news is that the actual death rate from this epidemic in the poorest countries has actually been quite low."
He said that it was a
"good thing" that rich countries had been able to vaccinate their
elderly populations as they had generally been harder hit than developing
countries.
"The fact that now we're vaccinating 30-year-olds
in the UK and the US and we don't have all the 60-year-olds in Brazil and South
Africa (vaccinated), that's not fair, but within three or four months the
vaccine allocation will be getting to all the countries that have the very
severe epidemic."
Thousands of fans to attend Wembley for football cup final
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Some 8,000 spectators will be at Wembley this afternoon for the Carabao Cup final between Manchester City and Tottenham - the biggest attendance at an outdoor sports event in the UK since the first lockdown in March last year.
The match, which kicks off at 16:30 BST, is part of the official test programme to work out the best way for big crowds to return to venues.
The final was rescheduled from February with the objective of having "as many supporters in attendance as possible".
A proportion of the tickets have been given to both clubs for the game, while the rest have gone to local residents in Brent and NHS staff.
The match is one of nine events across sports and the arts which are being used to provide "key scientific data and research" into how events can safely re-open to fans in line with the roadmap out of lockdown.
Researchers at the events will "gather evidence associated with different settings and approaches to managing and mitigating transmission risk".
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That's it from the coronavirus live page for today - thanks for joining us. We'll be back on Monday morning.
The writers today were Katie Wright, Victoria Lindrea and Hugo Bachega.
The page was edited by Alex Therrien.
What's been happening today?
We're soon going to be bringing our live page to a pause. But before we do, here is a round-up of some of the main coronavirus stories on Sunday.
Labour urges government to help India with genome sequencing
As we have been reporting, the UK government has said it will send medical equipment to India, which is facing a surge in coronavirus infections and a shortage of oxygen.
Labour has urged the government to extend its offer of help to include support with genome sequencing and epidemiology.
Shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy said: "Defeating this virus anywhere means defeating it everywhere.
"We have seen how quickly Covid-19 variants that have been identified in one country are able to spread rapidly across the globe.
"The UK can offer expertise and capacity in crucial areas like genome sequencing and epidemiology that have already proven vital in mapping and restricting the spread of coronavirus."
UK standing 'side by side' with India, Johnson says
Earlier we told you about the UK government's plans to send medical equipment to India - with the first supplies of ventilators and oxygen concentrators due to arrive in the Indian capital early on Tuesday.
Now, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tweeted that the UK stands "side by side with India in the shared fight against Covid-19".
He wrote that "vital" equipment was on its way "to help stop the tragic loss of life from the virus" and vowed the UK would "continue to work closely with the Indian government during this difficult time".
It comes as a further 2,767 coronavirus deaths were recorded in India over the past 24 hours.
The country has so far confirmed more than 186,000 deaths and 16 million cases - three million have been added in just the last two weeks.
UK government to send medical equipment to India this week
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The UK is to send medical equipment, including 495 oxygen concentrators, 120 non-invasive ventilators and 20 manual ventilators, to India this week, the government has said.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the first tranche of supplies "is on its way" and would arrive in Delhi early on Tuesday.
He said the UK stood "side by side with India as a friend and partner".
It comes as the number of new coronavirus infections in India reached another record high for the fourth day in a row.
The assistance package, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, includes ventilators and oxygen concentrators from surplus stocks after consultation between the government, the NHS and UK suppliers and manufacturers.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was "hugely grateful to those who have worked hard to make this initial delivery".
"We are determined to support the people of India through this very difficult time," he added.
The UK is working closely with the government of India to work out what further assistance it can provide in the coming days, the government said.
“We have all got to work together to tackle Covid-19," said Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
BreakingMore than 12.5m people in the UK now fully vaccinated
The daily figures also show more than 12.5m people in the UK have now received both doses of the vaccine.
Some 12,587,116 have received two doses while 33,666,638 have received a first dose.
In England those aged 45 or over are already being invited to book an appointment, while in Scotland this applies to those aged 50 or over.
Northern Ireland has now opened bookings for the 35 to 39 age group - and one health board in Wales is offering the vaccine to those aged 30 to 39 - although most are still vaccinating people in their 40s and 50s.
BreakingUK deaths rise by 11
A further 11 people in the UK have died within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus, according to the latest government figures.
There were also 1,712 new cases registered.
This compares to 32 deaths and 2.061 cases on Saturday.
EU says it is ready to provide oxygen and medicines to India
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the EU Commission, has tweeted that the bloc is "ready to support" India as the country battles a surge in coronavirus infections.
Just under 350,000 new cases were reported in India in the past 24 hours.
Many hospitals are full and are refusing new admissions because of uncertainty over oxygen supplies.
"We stand in full solidarity with the Indian people," wrote von der Leyen.
Janez Lenarcic, European Commissioner for crisis management, tweeted that the EU's emergency response coordination centre is "ready to provide urgently needed oxygen and medicine".
There have also been offers of support from countries including the UK and the US.
Rallies a potential risk in spread of Covid, scientist says
Rallies such as the anti-lockdown protest in London on Saturday are "at the very least a potential risk" to the spread of coronavirus, a scientist advising the government has warned.
Prof Stephen Reicher, a member of the government's scientific advisory panel on behaviour, said there was evidence that counties in the US which held rallies for former President Donald Trump during the presidential election last year saw bigger spikes in infection than those who did not.
"Moreover, the mass election rallies in India and the permission to bring huge religious festivals forward... is one explanation for the huge rise of cases in India," he said.
"Much depends on how people behave at these events.
"If they maintain distance and wear masks, there is little danger. If they explicitly ignore restrictions, if they reject masks, stand close together, touch, shout and sing, then - going back to first principles - there is likely to be a risk.
"Given that the anti-lockdown protests do all of these things, they are at the very least a potential risk," he added.
Call for more police protection after officers injured at protest
A police leader has said officers deserve greater protection after eight of them were injured during an anti-lockdown protest in central London on Saturday.
Demonstrators hurled bottles as police attempted to disperse the crowds in Hyde Park following a march and rally.
The Met said two officers were taken to hospital, although their injuries are not believed to be serious.
Home Secretary Priti Patel condemned the "senseless violence" and wished the injured officers "a speedy recovery".
Ken Marsh, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said "the safety of our police officers should be top of the agenda".
"Police officers are human beings who go out every day to keep people safe.
"Many people seem to have forgotten that right now, but we will keep reminding them."
Five people were arrested for offences, including assault on police and public order offences.
"Peaceful protest may well be the cornerstone of democracy - and police officers have a role in facilitating that - but the scenes we saw in Hyde Park yesterday of a thin blue line of brave and sadly bloodied police officers coming under attack from thugs were anything but peaceful," said Marsh.
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In pictures: UK's vaccination drive in action
The Department of Health has released a series of photos documenting the NHS's largest-ever vaccination programme.
Documentary photographers and filmmakers set out across the UK in February and March to capture the immunisation programme in action.
Among the people they photographed was Dr Gavin Chestnutt, a GP who took his vaccine supplies on the ferry to Rathlin Island - Northern Ireland's most northerly point - to immunise the community there and ensure the elderly population did not have to travel in bad weather.
New restrictions in Japan as Olympics near
A third coronavirus state of emergency has come into effect in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, and three other areas, just three months ahead of the scheduled start of the Olympic Games.
Under the curbs, set to last for about two weeks, major commercial facilities like department stores will close, as well as restaurants, bars, and karaoke parlours serving alcohol.
Restaurants that do not serve alcohol are being told to close early and companies are being asked to make arrangements for people to work remotely. Schools will remain open.
The measures also apply to Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka.
They were brought in to battle a surge in infections driven by Covid-19 variants, but there are doubts it will be sufficient.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has come under fire for the slow pace of the vaccination programme - just over 1% of Japan's population has received a first dose.
Despite the surge in infections, the government has insisted that the delayed 2020 Olympics will go ahead in July.
Woman fined £10k over 30th birthday party
A woman in England has been fined £10,000 after police broke up a 30th birthday party of more than 50 people inside a marquee.
Police received reports of the party in Nottingham, at about 20:30 BST on Friday night.
Officers found the marquee set up at the back of the property "and a large gathering was taking place inside".
Nottinghamshire Police said it "had no choice" but to hand the organiser the large fine.
Under the government's current guidelines in England, two households or groups of up to six people are allowed to socialise in parks and private gardens.
Family donates iPads to hospital after dad's death
The family of a man who died with Covid-19 has expressed their gratitude to the hospital that cared for him with a donation of iPads.
Bharatkumar Shah, 68, spent 16 days in intensive care at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, in January.
During this time his family was unable to visit but said daily video calls with him were "a lifeline".
Since his death on 1 February, the family has raised £5,000 to buy tablets and stereos for the hospital.
"The only communication we had with our dad for the days he was in hospital was through an iPad," said his daughter, Beena Shah.
The family said their father had always "loved to help others" so raising the money after his death had helped them "cope better".
What's happened so far today?
If you are just joining us, here are the main coronavirus stories from the UK and around the world on Sunday.
No Zoom please: Stars prepare for in-person Oscars ceremony
It's Oscars night! And unlike recent awards ceremonies held during the pandemic, such as the Golden Globes, Baftas and Emmys, nominees have been told to try to avoid appearing via virtual platforms such as Zoom and to attend one of the locations in person.
Yes, there will be multiple locations for the ceremony.
The main elements of the ceremony will come from Los Angeles, as usual. The event will be split across two venues in the city - the Dolby Theatre and Union Station.
There will be international locations too.
London's BFI will serve as the UK's hub for British nominees, and another studio will be set up in Paris for French nominees.
The show's producers said they had gone to "great lengths to provide a safe and enjoyable evening" for attendees in person.
The 93d Academy Awards begin at 17:00 PT, which is 01:00 BST on Monday morning for those in the UK. Find out everything you need to know before the ceremony here.
Why is India running out of oxygen again?
Janhavee Moole
BBC Marathi
For anyone who has watched the pandemic unfold here - from doctors to officials to journalists - this feels like déjà vu.
Seven months ago, the country had grappled with a similar oxygen shortage amid a rapid surge in case numbers. But this time, it's much worse.
Typically, healthcare facilities consume about 15% of oxygen supply, leaving the rest for industrial use. But amid India's second wave nearly 90% of the country's oxygen supply - 7,500 metric tonnes daily - is being diverted for medical use, according to Rajesh Bhushan, a senior health official.
That's nearly three times higher than was consumed every day at the peak of the first wave in mid-September last year.
Then, India was adding about 90,000 cases daily. Just two weeks ago, in early April, the single-day spike was around 144,000. Now, the daily caseload has more than doubled to well more than 300,000.
Doctors and epidemiologists believe the deluge of cases is delaying tests and consultation, leading to many people being admitted to hospital when their condition is severe. So the demand for high-flow oxygen - and therefore more oxygen - is higher than it was during the last wave.
Read the full story here.
Anti-lockdown scientists call for social distancing to end in June
More than 20 anti-lockdown scientists and academics have written an open letter calling for face masks and social distancing to end in June.
The letter, published in full on the Daily Express website, says more weight should be given to the success of the vaccines and less to what it calls the "theoretical" risk of new variants or a new surge in infections.
It also urges the government to scrap plans for vaccine passports, along with mass community testing, in favour of a more targeted approach.
The government has already announced it hopes to end all legal limits on social contact in England on 21 June at the earliest and the prime minister has said there is nothing in the data to suggest this will not be the case.
But some scientists have suggested people could still be asked to wear face coverings and socially distance for several years as other countries are yet to complete their vaccination programmes.
BBC health correspondent Katharine Da Costa says many of the signatories to the letter had previously called for lockdowns to be abolished in favour of shielding the vulnerable, a strategy strongly criticised by the wider scientific community.
Richer nations will soon be able to share jabs with poorer countries - Gates
The UK, the US and other developed countries will start to have excess vaccines in "the next three or four months" which they can then share with the developing world, according to Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates.
Speaking earlier to Sky News's Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme, he said: "Over the balance of the year, the US, the UK and others will be able to make sure that the vaccines are now going to the developing countries."
He added: "The other good news is that the actual death rate from this epidemic in the poorest countries has actually been quite low."
He said that it was a "good thing" that rich countries had been able to vaccinate their elderly populations as they had generally been harder hit than developing countries.
"The fact that now we're vaccinating 30-year-olds in the UK and the US and we don't have all the 60-year-olds in Brazil and South Africa (vaccinated), that's not fair, but within three or four months the vaccine allocation will be getting to all the countries that have the very severe epidemic."
Thousands of fans to attend Wembley for football cup final
Some 8,000 spectators will be at Wembley this afternoon for the Carabao Cup final between Manchester City and Tottenham - the biggest attendance at an outdoor sports event in the UK since the first lockdown in March last year.
The match, which kicks off at 16:30 BST, is part of the official test programme to work out the best way for big crowds to return to venues.
The final was rescheduled from February with the objective of having "as many supporters in attendance as possible".
A proportion of the tickets have been given to both clubs for the game, while the rest have gone to local residents in Brent and NHS staff.
The match is one of nine events across sports and the arts which are being used to provide "key scientific data and research" into how events can safely re-open to fans in line with the roadmap out of lockdown.
Researchers at the events will "gather evidence associated with different settings and approaches to managing and mitigating transmission risk".