Christmas Covid: Last News

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GEORDIE Shore's Sophie Kasaei boasted about breaking coronavirus rules as she visited three houses and went to a family party on Christmas Day. The 29-year-old appeared to flout the Tier 3 restrictions by travelling to multiple houses to celebrate with loved ones.

Good Morning Britain host Adil Ray, who is covering for Piers Morgan, explained a loophole in the Tier system that means people do not have to be lonely at Christmas.

Public fury over Boris Johnson's handling of Covid Christmas rules has been laid bare by a snap poll.

Join the Secret Elves to discover the best shopping deals and things to do this ChristmasMatt Hancock has revealed that the government believes the newly discovered and more infectious strain of Covid-19 is now "out of control".And in a startling pre-Christmas Covid warning the day after Boris Johnson effectively cancelled Christmas for millions, the health secretary said everyone waking up in the new Tier 4 areas this morning "should act like they have" this new strain.Mr Hancock, speaking on Sunday morning, told Sky News said it was vital for people to reduce social contact in order to manage the spread of the disease.And he went on to blast Londoners who had left train stations rammed on Saturday night in a rush to get out of the capital

A call will be held this afternoon to "look again" at coronavirus rates as pressure mounts to cancel Christmas Covid rules.

Number 10 has refused to rule out reducing the number of days households can mix over Christmas from five to three.

London will need to go into Tier 3 in order to stop coronavirus deaths from surging over Christmas, an expert says.Covid-19 cases are on the rise in the capital, which was placed into Alert Level Tier 2 when England came out of lockdown last week. Between November 26 and December 2, 15,200 Londoners tested positive for the virus according to data from Public Health England, Mirror Online reports.That's a rate of 170 cases per 100,000 population – an alarming rise from 156 cases per 100,000 the week prior.

Boris Johnson will make the final decision on Covid tiers before Christmas at a crunch Cabinet meeting on December 16, he has told MPs.

Lockdown rules for Christmas could be announced as soon as today after a UK-wide coronavirus summit.