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U.K. Should Ban Christmas Household Mixing, Journals Say Bloomberg 12/15/2020 Alex Morales and Kitty Donaldson © Photographer: Huw Fairclough/Getty Images Europe CARDIFF, WALES - NOVEMBER 30: A general view of shoppers walking along the Hayes on November 30, 2020 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Huw Fairclough/Getty Images) (Bloomberg) Two leading U.K. medical journals joined forces to demand Boris Johnson scrap his plan to let households mix over Christmas, in a plea to protect the National Health Service from being overwhelmed. In a rare joint editorial Tuesday, the British Medical Journal and the Health Service Journal said the government’s relaxation of social distancing rules for five days over the holiday period will increase coronavirus infections and risk putting further strain on hospitals.

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