and for dr jenny harries, there's obviously a j jenny harries, there's obviously a lot of— jenny harries weeks and there are signs of infection rates are slowing - of infection rates are slowing thanks— of infection rates are slowing thanks to _ of infection rates are slowing thanks to the _ of infection rates are slowing thanks to the measures - of infection rates are slowing i thanks to the measures taken of infection rates are slowing - thanks to the measures taken but those _ thanks to the measures taken but those in _ thanks to the measures taken but those in most _ thanks to the measures taken but those in most other— thanks to the measures taken but those in most other greater- those in most other greater manchester _ those in most other greater manchester brothers - those in most other greaterj manchester brothers arising those in most other greater- manchester brothers arising fast, should _ manchester brothers arising fast, should these _ manchester brothers arising fast, should these places _ manchester brothers arising fast, should these places get - manchester brothers arisi

that dovetails with what we heard from jenny harries, the former_ we heard from jenny harries, the formerhe uk health and safety executive, the uk health and safety executive, the replacement, ithink. she said this morning that the vaccination programme had given us the necessary conditions _ programme had given us the necessary conditions and it was looking good for the _ conditions and it was looking good for the freedom day we expect on the zist for the freedom day we expect on the 21st of— for the freedom day we expect on the 21st ofjune _ for the freedom day we expect on the 215t ofjune where in effect those restrictions are meant to be lifted. this sits _ restrictions are meant to be lifted. this sits interestingly in time given— this sits interestingly in time given that only a week ago we were reading _ given that only a week ago we were reading fairly alarming headlines about— reading fairly alarming headlines about the indian variant and the concerns— about the indian variant and the concerns about that and whether that was going _ concerns about that and whether that was going

at the beginning of the pandemic, we were in contact with jonathan van—tam and jenny harries, both off the greatest health initiatives in the uk, and it's such a great public health initiative because anyone can turn up and take part no matter what your age, background or ability. you can walk or run, volunteer or spectate, and just turn up. to come back in a way that prevented that would, in our opinion, break the public health benefits that are so important. we are not a run, we are not a race. we are a community public health initiative that gets people together, and that has to stay, and when we come back, we have to come back with that in mind. and so, you are aiming, we hope, for the 26th ofjune. it sounds like you still have an awful lot of talks to go between now and then? yes, there is an incredible amount of work to do. looking at our permissions today, once we have included landowners who are comfortable with us returning on the 26th ofjune, i think we are over 300 now, landowners who have given permission for parkrun to return. we don't have a set number for where we can s

admitted or on a ward in walton hospital has gone up from 19 to 25 between monday and wednesday. jenny harries more people end up severely ill as a result. fiur and to see if more people end up severely ill as a result. our health correspondent. _ severely ill as a result. our health correspondent. let's _ severely ill as a result. our health correspondent. let's talk - severely ill as a result. our health correspondent. let's talk to - severely ill as a result. our health correspondent. let's talk to sir i correspondent. let's talk to sir professor mark woolpert, a member of the government scientific advisory group, says. he is speaking to us in our personal capacity. the eu is on the ambulance. the health secretary was saying we should not go to those places, but it was made legal for us to be able to go to those places on monday. what do you think about that? ., ., ., ., ., monday. what do you think about that2 ., ., ., ., ., that? jonathan van-tam give you a rather interesting _ that? jonathan van-tam give you a rather interesting message - that? jonathan van-tam give you a rather interesti

at the beginning of the pandemic, we were in contact withjonathan van tam and jenny harries, both whoat prevented that would, in our opinion, break the public health benefits that are so important. we are not a run, benefits that are so important. we are nota run, not benefits that are so important. we are not a run, not a race. we benefits that are so important. we are nota run, nota race. we are benefits that are so important. we are not a run, not a race. we are a community public health initiative. it gets people together. that has to stay, and when we come back, we have to come back with that in mind. fight! to come back with that in mind. and so, ou to come back with that in mind. and so. you are — to come back with that in mind. and so, you are aiming, we hope, forthe so, you are aiming, we hope, for the 26th ofjune. you sound like you have still got an awful lot of talks to go between now and then? yes. have still got an awful lot of talks to go between now and then? yes, an incredible amount _ to go between now and then? yes, an incredible amount of _ to go between now and the

jenny harries did a trawl through the data in the slides, and made clear it was all absolutely headingrtainly the uk one, certainly as fast, but it seems as if the vaccine is effective with all of them as far as officials know at the moment. but certainly one to watch, as she acknowledged in the context of these new travel arrangements that we have been hearing about. thank you very much for now, our health editor, hugh pym, with all the latest in terms of variance and laxton's. —— vaccines. as i say, perhaps the big news of the day for most, information about where people can start to travel from may to 17. again, this is only england. i'm afraid that is what the government tells us. we are waiting for the other nations to make their decisions, but this is for england, what grant shapps was talking about. let's get some reaction from the traveljournalist lisa francesca travel journalist lisa francesca nand, traveljournalist lisa francesca nand, the host of the big travel podcast. first, your thoughts about that list you had read out. what stands out for you?— that list you had read ou

i don't - know if you watch the downing street briefing with mr hancock and dr jenny harries yesterday of the proportion of deaths in care homes and more it was about staff not being tested and bringing covid into the care homes, staff bringing it in rather than elderly people being discharged into care homes. what do you think of that? bath discharged into care homes. what do you think of that?— you think of that? both are likely to be substantial— you think of that? both are likely to be substantial causes - you think of that? both are likely to be substantial causes of- to be substantial causes of infections into care homes, there were undoubtedly agency staff who were undoubtedly agency staff who were not protected, not provided with sufficient ppo infection control measures to prevent further infections, but there discharges from hospitals and nhs trusts, under pressure to make sure that patients and beds were cleared. although there is a report, certainly having considered it relatively briefly, there are issues with the report, because that report is based on testing and there w

jenny harries, the deputy chief medical officer, said at the press conference on thursday with matt hancockeople across the uk on friday, so some people will be thinking, we are out of this now. the people will be thinking, we are out of this now-— of this now. the critical thing that we need to _ of this now. the critical thing that we need to watch _ of this now. the critical thing that we need to watch is _ of this now. the critical thing that we need to watch is not _ of this now. the critical thing that we need to watch is not really i of this now. the critical thing that we need to watch is not really so | we need to watch is not really so much cases as consequences. if those cases don't translate into casualties because people have been vaccinated, the vaccines are working, that gives us enormous reassurance that while we may have a disease burden in the community, it is not imperilling the nhs. but that is not imperilling the nhs. but that is very much for us to find out, because we have got to watch what happens to cases now. you don't catch coronavirus and instantly turn into a ho