Covid Christmas rules: Boris Johnson calls for shorter, smaller celebrationsBoris Johnson has urged people to keep Christmas celebrations "short" and "small" to reduce the risk of spreading Covid over the festive period.Restrictions will still be relaxed between 23 and 27 December - but the PM said people should "think hard" before meeting friends and family.Three households will be allowed to meet - apart from in Wales where a law change will allow just two households. And in Scotland people are being asked to only meet on one of the five days.Mr Johnson said the law was remaining the same in England but "a smaller Christmas is going to be a safer Christmas and a shorter Christmas is a safer Christmas".Speaking at a Downing Street press conference, he said the rules allowing three households to meet over five days were "maximums, not targets to aim for". "It's always going to be safest to minimise the number of people you meet," he said.After the news conference, the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments issued a joint statement saying this "cannot be a normal Christmas" and that they "strongly" recommended people stayed at home.What are the Christmas rules?Between 23 and 27 December, you can form a "Christmas bubble" comprised of people from three householdsYou can travel between tiers and between UK nations to meet your bubbleYou can only meet in homes, places of worship or public outdoor spaces - not pubs or restaurantsYou can meet people outside your bubble according to your local rules
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