Prime Minister warns ‘vital’ people forming Christmas bubbles minimise contacts from today

However,  despite this warning, a survey showed that half of adults across the country said they were planning to form a Christmas bubble.

The survey figures between the 10th and 13th of December show that 38% of people have no plans to form a bubble over the festive period.

Dame Donna Kinnair, chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said:

“After a difficult year, it is everybody’s instinct to want to be together and see loved ones – especially those who live far apart or feel isolated”.

“Travelling and family visits associated with this time of year will undoubtedly lead to more cases, more pressure on NHS and care services, and more deaths”.

“By turning the second and third waves into an unrelenting tsunami, we would begin 2021 in the worst possible way”.