Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterKeep hugs and kisses inside your own household this Christmas – and “do the right thing” to steer clear of Covid.That’s the message from local health chiefs, who are urging the public to follow the festive rules on social gatherings.NHS Ayrshire & Arran say usual celebrations should be put on the back burner this year with rates of Covid transmission still high.And they have warned family Christmas gatherings “need to be different” this year.Lynne McNiven, Joint Director for Public Health, said: “2020 has been a really tough year, with restrictions meaning that we haven’t been able to spend time with our families and friends as we would.