A hospitality worker wearing a Santa-themed Christmas jumper works around empty tables outside a restaurant in London on December 21, 2021. - Britain on Tuesday launched a L1.0 billion support package for Covid-hit businesses, as staff absences from rising cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant began to bite in the run-up to Christmas. Finance minister Rishi Sunak said some 200,000 firms would be eligible for one-off grants to offset losses from what is normally the busiest time of year. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP)