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Chancellor Rishi Sunak faces questions on RidgeOnSunday ahead of the Budget. Follow live 👇

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As well as people not being allowed to venture out of their residential districts - except for essential trips - nurseries and the early years of primary schools will close.The number of shops allowed to remain open has also shrunk, with stationary shops and children's clothing shops no longer considered essential.Regulators have approved the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab for use on all adults, making it the third vaccine available in the country.

While we're on the subject of the changing impact of coronavirus around the world, these interactive graphics allow you to see which countries are currently suffering the biggest rise in cases. According to the New York Times, the far-right leader cited an unspecified German study in claiming masks were bad for children, and that that wearing them could cause headaches and difficulty concentrating.

While it is awaiting peer review, the study analysed results from thousands of COVID-19 tests carried out weekly on hospital staff displaying no coronavirus symptoms. It says it will"give communities more access to nature through the creation of green spaces and circles of blossom trees". More will also be created in Newcastle, Nottingham and Plymouth, with further updates to come on projects in other cities.The Czech government has called a new state of emergency for 30 days starting from Sunday, amid soaring case numbers.

The FT's John Burn-Murdoch has received much praise for his detailed work in analysing various COVID-related data and he has a similar view around the impact of the UK's vaccine rollout. Sky News correspondent Tom Rayner gives his take on the briefing and draws attention to Jonathan Van-Tam's deployment of metaphors, and in particular his analogy around a football team becoming complacent while winning 3-0.

Jonathan Van-Tam replies"yes", adding that the more people who think the lockdown is over early,"the greater headwind they're going to give the vaccine programme".The Huffington Post's Ned Simons says official figures show more than three and a half million days of work were lost to mental ill health in the NHS between March and October.

Jonathan Reilly from The Sun asks about reports that children as young as five have been told to wear masks in school. The health secretary replies there are plans for a system of"NHS reserves" who would be trained volunteers to help the health service.Charlotte Ivers, from Talk Radio, asks if Mr Hancock can rule out people ever needing a vaccine passport to get into a pub or football match

He says the government has pledged to prioritise education, but that teachers believe this should involve giving them priority for vaccination."The overall view that we came to was that the right thing to do, the moral thing to do, was to make sure we save the most lives," he said.The first question from a member of the public is from Emma from WorthingHe says the answer depends on which course you are studying.

But, he warns, the fall in the number of cases is now only 15% a week - and has"flattened" in some areas. It compares with yesterday's figures of 9,985 coronavirus cases and 323 deaths. They are down on last Friday's tallies of 12,027 and 533.The head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that a recent decline in COVID-19 cases may be stalling.

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RidgeOnSunday What is the point of this interview when he can’t talk to the specifics of the Budget on Wed? Have him on next week instead.

RidgeOnSunday No question will be answered interview

RidgeOnSunday And you just asked about corporations tax 🤦‍♂️

RidgeOnSunday And doesn't answer any of them.

RidgeOnSunday Are these beers vegan babe?

RidgeOnSunday Save Myanmar Help

RidgeOnSunday 95% mortgage sounds great. Will unemployment highest in UK, how many people will get these mortgages? It helping rich people than common people. RishiSunak has done his algorithm.

RidgeOnSunday Have you noticed that all the important politicians go on sophy ridge, not because of her insightful and intelligent interviewing, no its because they just ignore what she asks and talk about their own agenda

RidgeOnSunday Assume SophyRidgeSky will remind RishiSunak that Osborne’s *Help To Sell* mortgage policy was condemned by the OBR_UK The_IoD OECD IMFNews - and even Nigel Lawson - for inflating both house prices and developers’ sales and margins. Which he appears to have forgotten. 🤢

RidgeOnSunday How is the almost 40m that Captain Tom helped to raise for NHS charities going to be used ... can that be used to help instead of taxes straight up

RidgeOnSunday He'll be getting a few more questions asked him when this shit show is over as well as his pals in cabinet.

RidgeOnSunday Ask him what defence his government will use when all the lies come out regarding covid deaths and infection rates

RidgeOnSunday Wish sky would have decent interviews ask him when he’s say generous loans etc it’s tax money or borrowing to be taxed later fuck all to do with generosity

RidgeOnSunday Ridge? Ah, the difficult interviews. I see no one is mixing it with Andrew Neil.

RidgeOnSunday I bet it goes .. what will you say ahead of the budget .. answer, wait for the budget ..

RidgeOnSunday My tax has went up , thank you I worked and ran my business the whole of the pandemic not even a thank you - just to be told I need to pay more tax and I was supplying to the NHS and private sector!!!

RidgeOnSunday People conservatives consider inferior being given aid makes conservatives throw up in their mouths a little. Retired homeowners demand that their own grandchildren are crushed with austerity to teach them a lesson!

RidgeOnSunday GET THE PUBS OPEN SPOCK.

RidgeOnSunday Any party supporting any tax hikes, I say *any* (corporate, individual, VAT) increase in the next 2 years, will *NOT* have my support in the next 5 years, in local or national elections. I want VAT for energy 0%, that is my baseline for giving support.

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