Nearly 900,000 people could be forced to spend Christmas Day in self-isolation after catching Covid in the past 10 days, MailOnline analysis shows.
A total of 766,000 people across the UK have tested positive for the virus since December 16 — the cut-off date for coming out of quarantine in time.
And 122,000 more Britons were diagnosed today as the ultra-infectious Omicron variant pushes cases to record numbers.
It means around 888,000 people could be barred from visiting loved ones,