Three households will be allowed to celebrate together as a “Christmas bubble,” the government announced.
Britons will
be able to celebrate Christmas with other families under a relaxation of
COVID-19 restrictions for the holiday period.
The grouping
would be exclusive, meaning one household could not change and meet another
household outside their bubble during the period Dec 23-27.
The rules
would apply for all parts of the United Kingdom: England, Wales, Scotland and
Northern Ireland.
There will
also be a relaxation of travel restrictions.
Cabinet
Office Minister Michael Gove said the announcement represented “a balanced and
workable set of rules that we hope will allow people to spend time together at
this important time of year.”
England is
returning to a tiered system of coronavirus restrictions at the beginning of
December, after a partial lockdown lasting four weeks.
Food outlets
such as restaurants will be able to reopen from Dec. 2 under certain conditions
and in areas with lower infection rates.
The same goes
for non-essential businesses, fitness studios and hairdressers.
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