Scots told to limit contacts to three households before and after Christmas | ITV News

People in Scotland have been told to limit their socialising to three households including their own before and after Christmas to help combat the Omicron coronavirus variant. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also told Scots it would be "sensible" to keep Christmas Day celebrations "as small as your family circumstances allow". She insisted she was "not asking anyone to cancel Christmas" but said people "must take Omicron extremely seriously". Care home visits should be limited to two households, the first minister said, adding that she wants schools to remain open "if at all possible". The advice to limit social gatherings will not be enforceable in law, Ms Sturgeon told MSPs, but allowing staff to work from home where possible will again become a legal duty on employers. She later repeated her message in a broadcast statement. The SNP leader urged Scots to test themselves for coronavirus before meeting people as an extra precaution. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on Facebook:   / itvnews   Follow ITV News on Twitter:   / itvnews   Follow ITV News on Instagram:   / itvnews