Venues across Greater Manchester are rolling out the government's new requirements for Covid passports. The hospitality and culture industries continue to be hit hard with punters cancelling their plans due to fears over the spread of the Omicron variant.
Restaurants, pubs, theatres and music venues are reporting mass cancellations or no shows costing them huge amounts of money at a crucial time of year. READ MORE:Body found in search for missing Dominic Yarwood The Prime Minister Boris Johnson insists people should not cancel Christmas parties or other plans but be "cautious".
Meanwhile England's Chief Medical Officer Prof Chris Whitty has suggested people "prioritise" which events they wanted to attend this Christmas.
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