By Malu Cursino and Doug Faulkner.
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The decision not to impose further Covid curbs in England has been welcomed by the hotel sector.
The sector has described it as a "lifeline" for pubs, bars and clubs, which have been looking to New Year's Eve to recover losses.
Sajid Javid said the government would re-examine the situation in January.
Scientists advising ministers are concerned that they may be taking an overly optimistic approach.
If possible, Mr Javid said people should celebrate outside on New Year's Eve. He said that the government would look at the situation in the new year.
There will be no new restrictions in England before the New Year.
Pubs, bars and restaurants have been hard hit by mass cancellation of Omicron fears.
The decision not to go beyond Plan B measures in England was a "pragmatic and proportionate" one, according to Kate.
She said that this will give a real lifeline to many who have struggled with the loss of trade in the run-up to Christmas and the loss of new year.
It will be a boost and keeping restrictions to a minimum and lifting the remaining restrictions as quickly as possible will help the sector back on to the road to recovery.
The Music Venue Trust's chief executive said there would be some relief, after the decision was described as "amazing news" by the Night Time Industries Association.
He called for help to improve ventilation in venues and more clarity on the government's long-term vision.
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Sajid Javid explains why England is choosing a different path.
Prof Sir John Bell, regius professor of medicine at Oxford University, said he thought the decision not to introduce new curbs before the new year was probably fine, with data showing very low numbers of vaccine-vaccinated people in intensive care.
He said that people in the UK had been pretty sensible in their behavior.
There was an increase in the number of people on ventilators in London, but it was still below 400, which was a marker being watched for when considering further restrictions.
Sir John said that the stress on the health service was coming from people quarantining after coming into contact with coronaviruses, rather than cutting isolation periods as has been done.
Dr Sarah Pitt of the University ofBrighton said that while there is a balance between the economy and health, they are not mutually exclusive.
She told LBC that even if people were banned from having parties in Wales or Scotland they could just "tip over the borders into England".
Conservative MPs, who recently inflicted the largest rebellion of Mr Johnson's premiership over the introduction of Covid passes, welcomed Monday's announcement.
Mark Francois, a former minister, said it was remarkable how the backbench rebellion focused minds.
The data on hospital admissions did not support further restrictions, according to senior backbencher Sir Geoffrey Brown.
The experts who advise the government were not as enthusiastic.
Prof Andrew Hayward told the BBC that ministers seemed to be acting on the optimistic end of the spectrum.
Prof Danny Altmann said that there was a big difference between scientific advice and legislation.
The variant is very contagious and spreads quickly.
Vaccines and boosters do a great job of protecting against disease.
The risk of needing hospital treatment is 70% lower if you catch it than if you catch previous versions, but that is largely due to the fact that many of us have built up immunity from vaccine and past infections.
There is a clear divergence between the government at the UK's capital and those in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The closing of nightclubs is one of the curbs on hospitality in Wales and Scotland.
Wes Streeting urged the government to publish all relevant advice and data so that the public could be reassured that Boris Johnson was not simply "capitulating" to his own party.
More than 300,000 new Covid cases were recorded over the weekend, after a two-day halt in publishing data.
The number of hospital admissions in the country on Christmas Day was the highest in over a year, according to the data from the UK.
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