Parts of England to Spend Christmas in Full Lockdown

A sign promoting social distancing to combat the spread of the CCP virus is seen beside the Christmas tree in Covent Garden in central London on Nov. 27, 2020. Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images

Parts of England will spend Christmas in full lockdown, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday.

For the rest of the country, the previously agreed five-day period to allow up to three households to meet has been reduced to Christmas Day only.