'Normal' Christmas in England requires restrictions before and after, say advisers
by Ian Sample Science editor from Science | The Guardian on (#5AHTR)
Greater social contact over period could have to be followed by tougher Covid measures
Tough restrictions on socialising will be needed before and after Christmas to keep the spread of coronavirus under control if families and friends are to be allowed to meet over the festive season, government advisers have said.
Dr Susan Hopkins, of Public Health England, said at a Downing Street briefing on Wednesday that she was keen for Christmas to be as normal as possible" but any increase in social contact over the period would have to be followed by more restrictions.
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