Boris Johnson is expected to make a final call on whether to introduce new coronavirus restrictions ahead of New Year's Eve.
While tough rules have been introduced across Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland today (December 26), no new restrictions have been imposed in England.
That soon could change though, with the Prime Minister expected to decide whether or not to tighten the rules in the coming days. READ MORE: Woman dies after collapsing before being hit by car on Christmas Day It follows a surge in coronavirus cases in recent weeks amid the arrival of the Omicron variant - with five Greater Manchester boroughs seeing infection rates above 1,000 per 100,000 people in the latest figures released on Christmas Eve.
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