Greater Manchester’s ten Directors of Public Health have also issued the guidance for people visiting from Wales. "Other people in the house do not need to self isolate but no visitors should be allowed in that house at all, even on Christmas Day. (Image: Getty Images)"The individual is the only one who needs to isolate, but if, during that time, anyone in the house gets symptoms, they must all isolate and the person with symptoms get a test straight away." The tougher restrictions is a blow to the 17.7 million people it has affected just days before Christmas. A crippling blow has also been delivered to non-essential businesses that were able to stay open under the Tier 3 rules as they were told to close on Sunday.

Source: Daily Mirror December 21, 2020 16:46 UTC