And last night the government announced that people who test negative with a LFT can reduce their Covid self-isolation period from 10 days to seven. Keegan had little to say one the key question for many people: will further restriction be imposed in England after Christmas? In UK terms, England is an outlier because Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have all either announced tighter Covid rules for the post-Christmas period, or are set to do so. 1.30pm: Drakeford makes a virtual statement to the Senedd about the new Covid rules for Wales. I will be mostly covering UK Covid developments here, but for global developments, do read our global live blog.

Source: The Guardian December 22, 2021 10:01 UTC