Nottingham's outdoor Christmas Market will continue as usual despite the Government鈥檚 Plan B Covid restrictions.
Nottingham City Council said the Old Market Square attraction will not be impacted despite a raft of new government measures to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.
The changes include Covid passports for football stadiums, nightclubs and other venues where large groups gather.
A spokesperson for Nottingham City Council said: "There will be no impact of Government鈥檚 Plan B on festive markets like ours in Nottingham.
"Our guidance remains consistent with what we鈥檝e said from the outset. Wear a face covering if you can鈥檛 socially distance. Take a lateral flow test before attending any event this Christmas where you will be at 鈥榟igher risk鈥 of Covid.
"Don鈥檛 attend any events if you have Covid-like symptoms. Get a PCR test."
Meanwhile, the boss of two Derby city centre pubs has expressed concerns over a potential "knock-on effect" of the new regulations.
Paul Harris is managing director of Derby Brewing Company which owns a number of pubs in Derby and surrounding areas 鈥 including The Tap and The Greyhound.
Although Covid passports will not directly affect the venues which Mr Harris runs, the businessman said: 鈥淚 guess what does impact on us is the continued messages that are coming out and what that does to public confidence.
鈥淲hat can happen following this is people get nervous or say they don鈥檛 want to go out and then make cancellations on bookings at what is a crucial time of year for our business and everyone in hospitality.
鈥淚 appreciate we have to do the right thing, but I think it just feels a bit like measures are being put in a 鈥榡ust in case鈥 scenario."
Masks must be worn in more settings including cinemas, theatres and churches as measures are tightened in England in a bid to slow the spread of the latest coronavirus variant.
Tougher restrictions have been branded a 鈥渘ecessary evil鈥 by a scientist advising the Government, who said the new approach 鈥渁bsolutely is not an overreaction鈥.
Sports stadia are also included in regulations published on Thursday evening, but the Department of Health confirmed face coverings will only be mandatory in indoor areas.
Meanwhile, there are suggestions visitors in social care settings will be limited to only three designated visitors as part of plans being considered by ministers.
There were a total of 817 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in the 海角视频 as of Thursday, the 海角视频 Health Security Agency said.
It comes as Public Health Scotland urged people to cancel their Christmas parties, in a message contradicting PM Boris Johnson鈥檚 suggestion that festive parties in England should still go ahead despite a call for workers to stay away from offices.
The Prime Minister has been embroiled in allegations of Number 10 failing to follow its own rules and hosting Christmas parties breaching Covid guidelines a year ago.
Despite the PM repeatedly denying anything happened, evidence to the contrary is mounting and an internal investigation is underway.
The PM previously told Parliament: 鈥淎ll guidance was followed completely during [sic] Number 10鈥.
Dr Nick Phin, Public Health Scotland鈥 director of public health science, said revellers should delay their festive gatherings until another time to help in the effort to slow virus spread.
Professor John Edmunds, a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said cases of the variant will keep rising.
On restrictions, he told a Royal Society of Medicine briefing: 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 a necessary evil 鈥 it鈥檚 very damaging for parts of the economy, the hospitality sector, retail sector in particular 鈥 they鈥檙e going to be affected.
鈥淯nfortunately, we have to do it. The rate at which this virus is spreading is doubling every two or three days.
鈥淓ven though there鈥檚 very few cases here now, and it seems like an overreaction, it absolutely is not an overreaction.鈥
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has warned that the number of 海角视频 Omicron infections could hit one million by the end of the month.
