The UK is seeing "very low levels" of Covid-19, England's deputy chief medical officer Prof Jonathan Van-Tam says
Lockdown and the vaccine rollout helped with the decline in cases, he tells a Downing Street press conference
Health Secretary Matt Hancock says 60m Pfizer doses have been secured by the UK
They will be used for a vaccination booster programme in autumn, he says
NHS England's Dr Nikki Kanani says nearly two-thirds of adults in England have been given a first dose of the vaccine
India's official Covid death toll has passed 200,000 - experts believe the actual number may be higher
The UK has pledged to offer further support and equipment to India in response to the spiralling crisis
Spain's tourism minister has said it is hoped the country will open up to overseas travellers from June
It comes as plans for an EU-wide Covid digital certificate go before the European Parliament
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Earlier, Health Secretary Matt Hancock led a Downing Street press conference alongside England's deputy chief medical officer Prof Jonathan Van-Tam, and Dr Nikki Kanani of NHS England.
In case you missed it, here's a round-up of what we learned this afternoon:
Image source, MATT MURPHYHamilton - the popular musical about America's founding fathers - is set to return to London's West End this summer, more than a year after it closed due to the pandemic.
Its producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh said the award-winning show would resume at the Victoria Palace Theatre from 19 August.
Many shows are making plans to reopen from 17 May with social distancing, and from 21 June with no restrictions.
These dates depend on the third and fourth steps on the government's reopening roadmap remaining on track.
On Wednesday, Mary Poppins announced it would return on 7 August at London's Prince Edward Theatre.
Some West End musicals are planning to open next month with social distancing, including Everybody Loves Jamie, Les Miserables - The Staged Concert, The Mousetrap and Amelie the Musical.
You can read more here.
As the vaccine rollout continues in England, with adults aged 42 now able to book online, Health Secretary Matt Hancock says he's looking forward to getting his jab
Michelle Roberts
Health editor, BBC News online
As lockdown eases, many of us will be heading back to the office in the coming months.
If you get a chance to pick where you sit then choose wisely, say researchers who have been studying the science behind desk location and productivity.
The University College London team visited the HQ of a large global tech company in the city to quiz 172 employees about their experiences of open-plan working.
Window desks and more intimate, grouped desk layouts got a big thumbs-up. But sitting in a row with your back to lots of people was most unsettling.
The research, in the journal PLoS One, , externalsays businesses should keep this in mind as Covid restrictions ease and more people transition from home to office-based working.
Louise Cullen
BBC News NI
Image source, PA MediaCovid testing for people in the workplace in Northern Ireland is to be expanded in what Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann describes as a "significant move".
The workforce asymptomatic testing programme is now open to all organisations with 10 or more employees or volunteers, who cannot work from home.
Previously this was open to organisations with more than 50 employees.
Eligible organisations will be able to access collection points and a home delivery service to get rapid lateral flow tests.
Read the full story here.
The government says the UK has secured access to 517 million doses of eight of "the most promising" Covid-19 vaccines.
These are:
Only the first three have so far been approved for use by the medicines regulator in the UK.
Rolling reviews are under way by the regulator to assess the Janssen and Novavax vaccines, the government says, and clinical trials are ongoing for the Valneva, GSK-Sanofi and CureVac jabs.
Image source, ReutersWe just heard from Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who announced the UK has ordered 60 million extra doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for its autumn booster programme.
Pfizer says it's "delighted" to be providing the UK government with the extra doses.
Ben Osborn, country manager at Pfizer UK, says the company is "more than doubling our supply commitment to the UK".
He adds that, alongside its partner BioNTech, Pfizer believes it can deliver more than 2.5 billion doses of their vaccine globally by the end of 2021.
Image source, Getty ImagesIn England, people aged 42 and over are being invited to come forward for their vaccine and can book online. Text messages have been sent out with a link to the national booking service, which can also be called on 119.
People aged 45 and over in Scotland are now being invited to get their vaccine. Unpaid carers in Scotland aged 16-64 can also register online to get the vaccine.
The Welsh government says vaccines are now being offered to people aged 40 and over, and some health boards have started inviting the 30-39 age group.
In Northern Ireland, people aged 35 and over are now eligible.
Find more details here.
Image source, PA MediaIn the last question, David Hughes from the Press Association says the US health regulator has said those who have had two doses of the vaccine can meet up freely.
He asks, if the government is guided by the science, why can't that happen here?
Matt Hancock says: "The decision we've taken is to move together."
He says when England moved in different stages in the autumn - under the tier system - cases popped up in areas with fewer restrictions.
"So we took the decision when we wrote the roadmap that we'll move as one," he says.
Prof Van-Tam says where two people have had both doses of a reputable vaccine, and 14 days have passed since their second dose, he would be "highly confident scientifically" that it would be "incredibly safe" for those two people to meet.
"The answer to your question though is soon [things will change]... but not quite now," he says, reiterating that most people under 42 haven't had the vaccine.
"I know this feels tantalisingly, extremely close... but we just need to make sure we don't have to go backwards again on any of this."
"Just hold the line for a teeny bit longer."
David Hughes from the Press Association asks whether the health secretary ever heard the prime minister say he would be prepared to let coronavirus "rip" or see "bodies pile high" rather than impose another lockdown.
(If you need a reminder, his question is in reference to this story - and the prime minister has strongly denied making the comments.)
In response, Matt Hancock says: "No, I didn't."
Image source, ReutersThe Mirror's Ben Glaze asks when the government will set out a timetable for an inquiry into the government's handling of the Covid pandemic. He also asks what sort of issues this inquiry should examine.
Hancock says it is "important" that an inquiry is held and that "there will be time" for one, but adds the "most important thing" for decision-makers is that they're "constantly learning".
On what the inquiry should cover, he adds that it should "cover everything".
Prof Van-Tam adds that the inquiry is very important but pleads for it not to happen now, as the UK is currently still working hard to cement the gains it has made against the virus.
He adds that he hopes the inquiry "properly explores" the role of the "unsung heroes" in the pandemic, including people who've worked tirelessly at vaccination centres.
Chris Smyth from the Times asks what measures may be needed beyond the current "roadmap" unveiled by the prime minister.
Van-Tam says "the modelling consensus is clear", pointing to the UK having a third wave.
"I am personally hopeful that if the vaccine programme continues at pace... the third wave might just be a third upsurge and much less significant," he says.
He says this should be because of the "de-linking" between cases and deaths - given the successful vaccines. But he says it's inconceivable that there will be "no further bumps in the road", and they'll probably come in autumn and winter.
Matt Hancock adds "we're going to have to live with coronavirus much like we do with flu" through infection prevention control and vaccinations.
But, like flu, the goal is that Covid won't dominate our lives like it does today, he says.
Smyth also asks about the investigation into funding of works on Boris Johnson's Downing Street flat, but Hancock says he'll give that question "a miss".
The next question comes from LBC's Ben Kentish, who asks that given the positive data shown today - including the news that over 70% of adults in England now have antibodies - he asks whether restrictions on areas such as funerals could be relaxed earlier.
He also asks about data on how well current vaccines are working against current variants of the virus; and also how close we might be to herd immunity, given the antibody data we've seen so far.
Image source, ReutersOn funerals, Hancock says the data shows that the UK's unlocking roadmap is on track.
He adds the dates set out on the roadmap are "not-before dates" so the government can see the impact of each step of unlocking before progressing to the next step.
Answering the other two questions, Van-Tam says there are some "twists and turns" still to come, but we are "moving at pace".
He adds he doesn't want the nation to run into "any wet patches" in the future, adding there will be "good" and "bad" pressures on the R - or reproduction rate - of the virus in the next few weeks as the UK unlocks restrictions.
Image source, ReutersChannel 4's Krishnan Guru-Murthy asks if the government is reconsidering the "Britain-first approach" to vaccines, given the situation in India, or whether the government can release any doses to support the country.
Matt Hancock says: "We are supporting India with what we can. We don't have any excess doses of vaccine in the UK at the moment."
He reiterates that they are sending ventilators "that we thankfully don't need here anymore" as well as oxygen production machines being sent from Northern Ireland.
Image source, PA MediaFirst up from the media is BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg, whose question is about the funding of works on Boris Johnson's Downing Street flat.
She asks: "If a serving government minister is found to have broken the rules on party funding, or even law, should they resign?"
Matt Hancock doesn't answer the question directly, saying the prime minister has already answered "lots of questions" about the matter in the House of Commons earlier.
"Given that this is a coronavirus press conference, you won't be surprised that I'm not going to add to the answers the prime minister has already given very extensive questioning," he says before moving on.
Another question from the public now, and Melonie from Derbyshire asks how the UK will stay a global leader in biomedical innovation and research.
Matt Hancock says the government plans to attract on-shore manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.
"We want to make it an impossible choice for a pharmaceutical company not to invest in the UK," he says.
"We will not ever block exports to anywhere around the world of a product made for a market around the world," he adds, saying: "Probably our greatest contribution to saving lives and tackling this pandemic around the world is the Oxford-AztraZeneca vaccine."
Rachel from Derby is the first member of the public to ask a question. She wants to know when people will be able to take their care home relatives out for a walk in the fresh air without them having to isolate on their return.
The health secretary says his department is "working on it right now" to ensure officials can get the rules right on this.
He says he hopes to have some "good news" on this soon.
Van-Tam says it is very important for people's mental health to get this right, but also important to do it carefully.
Image source, PA MediaNearly three-quarters of a million people booked their vaccine appointments since Monday, Kanani says, as the vaccination programme was rolled out to 42-year-olds this week.
That's nearly 250 appointments being booked every minute, or around 15,000 an hour.
"We'll continue to maintain that as far as supplies allow," she says.
Nearly two-thirds of the adult population in England have been given a first dose of the vaccine, NHS England's Dr Nikki Kanani says.
And more than a quarter of people have been fully vaccinated.
Kanani stresses the second dose of the vaccine is "crucial" and people still have to follow social distancing.