Letting three households mix does not mean they should, says England’s chief medical officer
Boris Johnson has urged families to limit the length and scale of Christmas gatherings, saying existing rules for a festive respite from Covid regulations across the UK would not be changed – but that people should be extremely cautious.
“A smaller Christmas is going to be a safer Christmas, and shorter Christmas is a safer Christmas,” the prime minister told a Downing Street press conference on Wednesday, echoing the sentiments of leaders from the devolved UK nations.
