Freedom beckons for double-jabbed, but lockdown won't end early

Our deputy political editor Nicholas Cecil tells us how health secretary Matt Hancock has raised the hopes of people who have had two doses of a Covid vaccine. He says wants to see a new system where the double-jabbed won't have to self-isolate if they've come into contact with a coronavirus carrier. 

It comes amid suggestions that the government might bring so-called 'Freedom Day' forward, having postponed it until July 19th. It could help many struggling businesses, particularly in the hospitality sector, but Nicholas says it's unlikely to happen. 

Meanwhile, a further 886 Covid cases were announced for the capital on Sunday, down on figures of more than 1,000 in recent days. Nine boroughs saw their seven-day Covid rate go above 100 new infections per 100,000 in the week to June 15.

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