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The UK has reported another 18,662 coronavirus cases and 398 deaths.
The daily total includes 141 deaths that were mistakenly omitted from yesterday’s government figures.
It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 1,512,045 and the total number of deaths to 55,024.
On Saturday, there were 19,875 COVID-19 cases and 341 deaths reported.
The figures come 10 days before the end of England’s second lockdown, with a series of strong measures also in place in the rest of the UK.
When England’s current restrictions expire on December 2, they will be replaced by a stronger stepped system.
Downing Street said more areas are expected to enter higher levels next month and those levels will strengthen to safeguard gains made during the four-week lockdown.
Mr. Johnson will detail his “winter COVID plan“to MPs on Monday and lay out how people across the UK can get through the holiday period. It is expected to allow some households to meet for a period at Christmas.
Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove met with leaders of delegated administrations over the weekend to agree “a shared goal of facilitating some limited additional domestic bubbling over a small number of days.”
A statement said: “The ministers reiterated the importance of allowing families and friends to gather together in a careful and limited way, while acknowledging that this will not be a normal holiday period and the risks of transmission remain very real.
As such, the ministers endorsed the shared goal of facilitating some limited additional household bubbling for a small number of days, but also emphasized that the public will be advised to be cautious and that whenever possible, people should avoid traveling and minimize social contact.
“Regarding Northern Ireland, the ministers also recognized that people will want to see family and friends across the island of Ireland, and this is the subject of discussions with the Irish Government.
“Work is continuing to finalize the arrangements, including those related to travel. The UK Government, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive expect to complete this work this week, subject to each other’s agreement. administration”.
