About 553,000 people in the UK were estimated to be testing positive for coronavirus in the week to 12 February, the ONS says.
This is roughly 1 in 115 people, down from 790,000 people or 1 in 80 the week before - and rates are falling in all four UK nations.
First Minister Mark Drakeford says the Welsh government is able to make "modest changes" to lockdown regulations.
Four people from two different homes will be able to exercise together from Saturday in Wales and weddings can resume next week.
Boris Johnson will pledge to donate a majority of the UK's surplus vaccine supply to poorer countries in a speech to a virtual G7 meeting.
The UK PM will urge rich countries to back a new 100-day target for the development of new vaccines for future emerging diseases.
French President Emmanuel Macron calls on Europe and the US to urgently send up to 5% of their vaccine supplies to developing nations.
Millions of people are out of pocket on flights they were unable to board due to coronavirus restrictions, consumer group Which? says.
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