Christmas shoppers shouldn't spend longer than 15 minutes in a store to reduce the risk of catching Covid-19, a Government scientist has warned.
SAGE professor Lucy Yardley also warned spending Christmas with elderly parents is 'very risky'. Speaking to Times Radio, she urged people to "take a step back" and think before visiting elderly relatives over the festive period. "Is it really important for you to share your home for the entire period that's allowed?" she said. "Because that is very risky to older people who are particularly vulnerable to this infection. "So I think, although we're allowed to do that, and some people will want to do that, the first question to ask yourself is, would it be better to put it off for a few months until
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