Covid: is it safe to kiss this Christmas? It’s a risk, say scientists

Boris Johnson may have given parties go-ahead but experts warn against sharing air space in poorly ventilated rooms

Christmas parties and nativity plays may have been given the go-ahead by Boris Johnson, but a government minister had science on her side when she warned against festive kissing this Christmas.

Speaking on ITV’s Peston, the work and pensions secretary, Thérèse Coffey, said: “We should all be trying to enjoy the Christmas ahead of us” but, “for what it’s worth, I don’t think there should be much snogging under the mistletoe.”

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