Covid live: Boris Johnson warns UK against indoor Easter gatherings; Vatican vaccinates homeless people

‘We just need to be cautious,’ warns British prime minister; 1,200 homeless and vulnerable people to be given jabs in Rome

The latest UK coronavirus figures have been released in a continuing sign that cases are declining.

Fifty-two more people have died in the UK within 28 days of receiving a positive coronavirus test, and 3,402 new confirmed cases of coronavirus have been detected, according to the latest figures published on Friday.

The seven-day total of deaths was 302, down 38.2% on the seven previous days; for positive tests the seven day figure was 29,204, down 26.6%. The estimated R number was given as 0.7 to 0.9, with a daily infection growth rate range of -5% to -2% as of 26 March.

Government U-turns and infighting combined with hospital vaccine blunders cast a sense of disarray over Ireland’s pandemic response, my colleague Rory Carroll reports:

Related: Irish government’s authority frays amid fears of new Covid wave

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