Britain should exercise extreme caution at Christmas, says PM Johnson

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Britons on Wednesday to celebrate Christmas with “extreme caution”, saying that although the vaccination programme had got off to a very good start, asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 still posed a threat.

“(He) is absolutely right to stress the importance of people taking care because although some things are unquestionably going well … and I am very pleased to tell the House (of Commons) that we’ve had a very good start with the roll out of the vaccination programme … we should exercise extreme caution in the way we celebrate Christmas,” he told parliament when asked whether people should be cautious in their celebrations.