The P1 coronavirus variant first detected in Brazil is 'concerning', Nadhim Zahawi says, after cases are found in England and Scotland.
It is similar, in terms of its mutations, to the variant first detected in South Africa, the vaccines minister says.
Health officials are trying to trace one of the cases in England infected with the variant.
They are one of six cases of the P1 variant found in the UK in February.
The UK's vaccination rollout will receive an extra £1.65bn in the Budget.
Wedding and civil partnership ceremonies can take place at licensed venues in Wales.
There were another 6,035 cases of coronavirus in the UK on Sunday, a further 144 people died within 28 days of a positive test.
More than 20 million people have received their first dose of the vaccine.
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