The Prime Minister confirmed no restrictions will be put in place before Christmas Day and no further announcements are expected until at least next week.
This comes as hopeful data is released surrounding the mutant strain of the dominant Omicron Covid-19 variant.
In two separate studies on Wednesday, December 22, the Omicron variant has been found to be milder than Delta and has a lower risk of hospitalisation reported Birmingham Live.
One of the studies was from Professor Neil Ferguson himself, who is widely nicknamed 'Professor Lockdown'.
Rather than announce New Year restrictions this week, it appears Mr Johnson will now unveil them at any time from December 27 onwards.
A circuit breaker has been mooted, with a return to step two of the lockdown roadmap.
This would mean households are banned from meeting indoors, with a strict rule of six outdoors, of up to two households.
There would be no indoor service for the hospitality sector, causing chaos for restaurants, pubs, and cafes and bars.
Indoor entertainment venues could also be forced to shut up in January as a result of the measures.
Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, unveiled a £1 bn bailout with £6k grants for businesses affected by any impending restrictions at the beginning of next year earlier this week.
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