Brits enjoy festive fun as they warm up for New Year’s Eve now the party is ON
FESTIVE drinkers hit the streets to warm up for New Year's Eve after Sajid Javid confirmed celebrations are back ON.
Revellers were seen out in Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle and London partying the night away as the Government urged Brits to party on this festive season - but with caution.
New Year party plans were thrown into chaos after health bosses teased the idea of a post-Christmas lock due to a surge in Covid cases due to the highly infectious Omicrom variant.
But a string of hugely positive studies show Omicron is milder than other strains, with the first official UK report revealing the risk of hospitalisation is 50 to 70 per cent lower than with Delta.
It means New Year's plans were given the go-ahead, as health officials continue to remind Brits that Covid booster jabs protect against Omicron and offer the best chance to get through the pandemic.
The Sun's Jabs Army campaign is helping get the vital extra vaccines in Brits' arms to ward off the need for any new restrictions.
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It comes as Boris Johnson said doctors had told him up to 90 per cent of new Covid patients had not received their third jab.
But the PM said he was confident everyone would be offered one by his New Year deadline.
But he warned the “overwhelming majority” of Brits in intensive care had not had three jabs.
And Health Secretary Sajid Javid stressed Brits should "remain cautious", take a lateral flow and celebrate outside or in a well-ventilated room when partying over the Christmas season.
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