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Coronavirus rules will be relaxed over the holiday season with three households allowed to mix over five days. EPA
Coronavirus rules will be relaxed over the holiday season with three households allowed to mix over five days. EPA
UK Christmas Covid rules allow three households to mix to stop ‘free-for-all’
Scientists say holiday plan risks 'third wave' of coronavirus