Health Secretary Matt Hancock is set to host a coronavirus press conference tonight.
Mr Hancock is set to appear alongside NHS England national medical director Professor Stephen Powis.
The conference will take place at 5pm and comes as fears grow about tougher restrictions being enforced.
It's not known if Mr Hancock will speak about new restrictions, but it is likely he will be updating the public on the vaccination programme.
As of today more than 2.4 million people in the UK have received a Covid-19 vaccine vaccine deployment minister Nadhim Zahawi said.
There are reports that the government are considering a range of measures in addition to the lockdown to help stop spiralling covid cases across the UK.
A toughening of measures could mean curfews, nurseries being closed, support bubbles being banned, face masks being made compulsory in all busy outdoor areas and exercise limited to one hour.
Yesterday Mr Hancock refused to comment on the speculation as he told the BBC: "I don't want to speculate because the most important message is not whether the Government will further strengthen the rules.
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"The most important thing is that people stay at home and follow the rules that we have got.
"And that, in terms of the scale of the impact on the cases, that is the most important thing we can do collectively as a society."
