Boris Johnson will host a coronavirus press conference later today.
A Downing Street spokesperson said it will take place at 5pm today.
They added that the Prime Minister will be joined by England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty.
It comes as across the UK four people have now died from the Indian variant of concern, according to the latest data published by Public Health England.
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