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Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday morning.

The hospitality sector has. It described the decision as a " lifeline" for pubs, bars and clubs, which have been looking to New Year 's Eve trade to recoup pre-Christmas losses. On Monday, Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced that the government would re-evaluate The Situation in January. But He Said people should remain cautious and celebrate outside on New Year 's Eve if possible.

France has announced tighter Covid restrictions amid concerns over the Omicron variant. From 3 January, for those who can and public gatherings will be limited to 2,000 people for indoor events. France recorded More Than 100,000 new infections on Saturday - the highest number reported in the country since the pandemic began. But France's Prime Minister Jean Castex did not bring in a New Year 's Eve curfew.

Hundreds of people were told they did not have Covid at a lab in Sydney, Australia. The SydPath lab apologised in a statement on Tuesday and said the mistake, which affected 886 people in total, had happened as workers faced an unprecedented volume of tests. The Australian state of New South Wales is seeing rising infection numbers following The Arrival of the Omicron variant. Some of those affected have expressed concern that they may have unknowingly infected their loved ones over Christmas.

The United States has for people with asymptomatic Covid infections from 10 to Five Days . The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said that this must be followed by Five Days of wearing a mask around others. While the new recommendations are not mandatory, they are closely followed by many businesses and policymakers across the US. The CDC said The Change is " motivated by science" demonstrating that most transmission happens early in the course of illness.

, and a senior doctor says he hopes this means there won't be a return to lockdowns. British Medical Association chairman in Wales Dr David Bailey said after the " big push" to get people jabbed before Christmas, he would expect to see reduced Omicron transmission in the very early part of the New Year . New rules including came into force on Sunday in Wales.

With different rules in place in The Four nations of the UK.

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