Visits to care homes will be permitted during England's second lockdown - under specific circumstances.
The country will be going back into a national lockdown tomorrow as part of the government's efforts to bring down the rate of coronavirus infections.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the new lockdown at the weekend and addressed MPs on Monday afternoon ahead of the new rules which are set to come in to effect on Thursday.
Mr Johnson delivered his statement in the Commons before a vote on the latest restrictions on Wednesday.
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Under the new rules, pubs, bars, restaurants, gyms, places of worship and non-essential retail will have to close from Thursday for four weeks across England, with furlough payments at 80% extended for the duration of the new measures.
The new national lockdown will run from Thursday, November 5 until Wednesday, December 2.
But what about visiting relatives and loved ones in care homes?
The Press Association reports close family and friends of care home residents will be allowed to continue visiting them during England's second national lockdown.
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Government regulations state such visits are an exception to the restriction on leaving home.
Families of elderly care home residents had called for visits to be permitted, describing them as "essential" for mental health, while more than 60 organisations and experts had also called on the government to enable visits to continue.
The regulations, published on Tuesday, state the exception comes under medical need, and that it is reasonably necessary for someone to leave their home to visit a person staying in a care home where they are a member of that person's household, a close family member, or a friend.
In an open letter to Health Secretary Matt Hancock, 60 organisations, researchers, professionals and bodies representing relatives, carers and providers, brought together by the National Care Forum, said prohibiting visits denies residents their human rights.
