No 10 said to favour allowing several households to mix indoors over festive season
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Leading scientists have expressed concern at government plans to allow Britons to see extended family members at Christmas, with one saying that with vaccinations seemingly imminent, it would be tragic to throw away gains in suppressing the virus.
Andrew Hayward, a professor of infectious disease epidemiology at University College London and a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), questioned the idea of allowing older people to mix with relatives at a time of year when respiratory diseases are most prevalent.
