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11.54pm BST

All 16 and 17-year-olds in England will be offered a Covid vaccine by next Monday, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said today.

The date will ensure pupils have the best possible first jab protection before returning to school in September.

It is brilliant to see tens of thousands of young people have already had their vaccine. This will ensure everyone has the chance to get vital protection before returning to college or sixth form.

We removed masks, we've removed bubbles, we've removed contact tracing, we've removed social distancing, we are not vaccinating children.

10.57pm BST

Brazil recorded a further 926 coronavirus deaths on Saturday and 31,142 new cases, according to data released by the country's health ministry.

It has now registered a total of 568,788 Covid-related deaths and has a total of 20,350,142 confirmed cases.