London — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he would not outlaw Christmas gatherings, resisting pressure from some doctors to ban festive family get-togethers as the number of Covid-19 cases soars in London and other areas.
After imposing the most onerous restrictions in Britain’s peacetime history, Johnson is now keen to avoid becoming the first leader since Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century to cancel Christmas, even though the UK has the sixth-worst official Covid-19 death toll in the world...
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