COVID-19: Matt Hancock warns Indian variant can ’spread like wildfire’ among those not vaccinated

There is a “high degree of confidence“ that vaccines protect against the Indian variant of COVID-19 - but it can “spread like wildfire“ among those who haven’t had a jab, Matt Hancock has told Sky News. Mr Hancock said the variant can “spread even faster“ than the Kent variant, which drove the UK’s deadly second wave of infections this winter, with a total of just over 1,300 cases found in the country so far. Watch the full show here: