Country becomes third in the world to pass grim milestone; Novavax is delaying signing its contract with EU due to raw material supply issues. This blog is now closed. Follow our new blog below
12.39am GMT
We are closing this live blog now, but you can stay up to date on our new blog below:
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I’m now passing over the blog to my colleague Alison Rourke.
