At Christmas, coronavirus restrictions will be eased to allow people to mix with a slightly wider circle of family and friends.
Despite rising infection rates* the four UK nations have “unanimously” agreed to keep these rules, which allow people to travel across the country to form “bubbles” of three households over a five-day period.
Between 23 and 27 December, the three households in a “Christmas bubble” can mix indoors and stay overnight.
The UK recorded a further 25,161 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, along with 612 deaths within 28 days of a positive test.
For those who have the time or inclination, the full (complex) rules are here:
IMO, families may “downsize” Xmas but all the rules will be universally broken because there aren’t the resources to enforce them - a third “wave”, maybe approaching 40,000 or even 50,000 cases a day, is almost inevitable … :shock:
The number of new UK cases reported on 17 December 2020 includes around 11,000 previously unreported cases for Wales as a result of system maintenance in the NHS Wales Laboratory Information Management System.
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[*]Hospitalisations remaining very high (as of 13/12)
[*]Tests are at a LOW 64% of the 580,000 capacity (as of 15/12)
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It seems likely that the 30,000 daily cases level will be reached before Xmas … :!:
The total number of people in the UK who have tested tested positive is now 1,948,660 so the total will probably exceed 2,000,000+ at the same time … :shock: