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The latest official figures from the Government have revealed that there are 21,502 new positive cases in the UK.
This has seen the total number of people infected in the past seven days rise to 124,988.
In Wales, positive tests for coronavirus surpassed 100,000 on Saturday.
This came a day after Wales recorded its highest case rates since the beginning of the pandemic.
The Government has said that no more than three households can stay together to form a Christmas bubble from 23 to 27 December.
This Christmas relaxation of restrictions has been agreed by all four UK nations.
Speaking about the relaxation of restrictions Professor Bauld told BBC Breakfast that from a public health perspective, I have to be perfectly honest, I think this is a mistake.
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