Professor Chris Whitty has warned those enjoying Christmas not to hug their elderly relatives as 'they want to survive to get hugged again'.
Asked the Mirror's deputy political editor Ben Glaze about the relaxation of the Covid measures over the festive period Professor Whitty said: "Would I say people should hug and kiss their elderly relatives, no I would not." He added: "They want to survive to get hugged again." All four UK nations have agreed to relax their coronavirus measures for five days over Christmas to allow three households to 'bubble' together. What do you think about this story?
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