Prime Minister Boris Johnson: "We will make sure we learn the lessons and reflect and prepare." Many more deaths would follow before a vaccination programme began to take effect, England's chief medical officer said. Britain has the world's fifth highest toll from Covid-19 and reported a further 1631 deaths and 20,089 cases on Tuesday. The 100,162 deaths are more than Britain's civilian toll in World War 2 and twice the number killed in the 1940-41 Blitz bombing campaign. "The government is looking at, as the prime minister has confirmed, the hotel quarantine policy, and we'll make an announcement on this in the appropriate way," junior minister responsible for vaccine deployment Nadhim Zahawi said.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 26, 2021 21:45 UTC