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  Will a 'normal Christmas' be possible under Covid?

  

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  Religious events and Santa Claus may have to adapt to restrictions, but TV could be a unifying forceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhether the term evokes warm images of carol singers and roaring fires or alcohol-fuelled family rows, it was a “normal Christmas” that Boris Johnson said was at stake when announcing the latest measures to combat the coronavirus.Reiterating the need for hand washing, social distancing and masks, the prime minister said: “All that basic stuff is essential if we’re going to come out of this and allow people to have anything like a normal Christmas.” Continue reading...

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  Zoom lifts 40-minute call limit on free accounts over Christmas

  

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  Limit suspended for two weeks including last day of Hanukah and New Year’s DayZoom is lifting...

  Limit suspended for two weeks including last day of Hanukah and New Year’s DayZoom is lifting limits on the free version of its videoconferencing software over the festive season to help families around the world socialise safely in the midst of the pandemic.Normally, free accounts are limited to 40-minute-long calls, which abruptly end at the time limit. Zoom has announced that those limits will...

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  UK scientists warn of third wave of Covid after Christmas

  

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  Fears easing restrictions over festive period will lead to rise in cases and overwhelm NHSCoronavirus –...

  Fears easing restrictions over festive period will lead to rise in cases and overwhelm NHSCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageGovernment scientists have warned the relaxation of coronavirus restrictions over Christmas could lead to a third wave of the pandemic, with increased transmission and unnecessary deaths.Families across the UK will be able to gather in three-household groups of any size over Christmas, the...

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  Five days of Christmas UK Covid plan lets groups of three households mix

  

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  Four UK governments agree relaxed rules, and scientists expect rise in cases to followCoronavirus – latest...

  Four UK governments agree relaxed rules, and scientists expect rise in cases to followCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFamilies across the UK will be able to gather in three-household groups of any size over Christmas, the government has announced, bringing warnings from scientists that the plan will almost inevitably see a rise in the number of coronavirus cases.The long-planned idea of “Christmas...

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