stephen hammond, mp, thank you _ general election. suggest that one dose of a pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine reduces the risk of being hospitalised with covid—19 by around three quarters. protection rises to more than 90% after two jabs. the office for national statistics estimates that infections in the uk have risen by about 10% in the past week, from 110,000 to 119,000. the more infectious delta variant accounts for almost all of the cases, says public health england. and this afternoon, the government released the latest coronavirus figures for the uk. the data shows that a further 11 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for covid—19 and another 10,476 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the uk. the total number of deaths now stands at 127,956. well, we can speak now to peter openshaw, who's professor of experimental medicine at imperial college. professor openshaw, this is following the pattern that a lot of people thought it would follow, the issueis people thought it would follow, the issue is still th

stephen hammond mp. _ just gentle advice. exactly. stephen hammond mp, thanks _ just gentle advice.le advice. exactly. stephen hammond mp, thanks forjoining i just gentle advice. exactly. stephen| hammond mp, thanks forjoining us. portugal has brought in 14—day quarantine for unvaccinated visitors from the uk. you'll be exempt if you can prove you've been fully vaccinated against coronavirus for at least two weeks. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies is here. why have they brought this in? i know a lot of people who booked portugal because they thought it's not going to be a problem, and there is a word i could use, but it hasn't turned out to welcome has it? i think probably quite a few people thought portugal seems like a safe bet, the first big tourist destination on the green list when it was announced in the 17th of may, people jetted off, it was announced in the 17th of may, peoplejetted off, and three it was announced in the 17th of may, people jetted off, and three weeks later it was taken off the green list and put onto amber. so it is still on the amber list, which