Covid at Christmas: Your questions answered

A new, tougher fourth tier of coronavirus restrictions has come into force in parts of England with millions affected in the East of England.

It means the planned relaxation of coronavirus rules at Christmas has been scrapped for tier four areas. Across all tiers the government announced at the weekend that people should now "stay local".

Our panel talked about the latest developments in the pandemic story and answered your questions which you can now watch here on catch-up.

Our guests included Jim McManus, the director of public health in tier-four Hertfordshire and Dr Ajay Verma, a consultant at Kettering General Hospital on the coronavirus front line.