Coronavirus restrictions in England ‘likely’ to stay in place for Christmas – Vallance

Chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance was speaking at a Downing Street press conference (Henry Nicholls/PA)

The UK government’s chief scientific adviser has not ruled out a “digital Christmas” in England due to social restrictions that “will need to be in place for a while”.

Patrick Vallance told a Downing Street press conference that the prospect of families spending Christmas together depended on whether coronavirus cases could be driven down over the coming weeks.