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Pia Wurtzbach spends Christmas with Jeremy Jauncey in UK amid lockdown

Pia Wurtzbach spent her Christmas warm and cozy with boyfriend Jeremy Jauncey in London.

On Instagram, the Miss Universe 2015 titleholder shared a sweet photo of the two them in front of a Christmas tree.

"Maligayang Pasko! Sending my thoughts & prayers to everyone back home and around the world for a happy & healthy festive celebration!" she wrote.

"This year its just @jeremyjauncey and I as the UK has gone into lockdown - a slightly different Christmas but a very special one all the same!" she added.

London and other parts of England were placed under a strict Christmas lockdown because a new strain of the coronavirus was "out of control," British Health Secretary Matt Hancock earlier said.

London and other parts of England were placed under a strict Christmas lockdown in London and southeast England because a new strain of the coronavirus was "out of control," British Health Secretary Matt Hancock earlier said.

Just before Christmas, the Philippine government ordered a suspension of all flights from the United Kingdom to the Philippines amid concerns about the new SARS-CoV-2 variant.

A growing number of countries, especially in Europe, are blocking flights from the UK following reports that it could be up to 70% more infectious.

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said they have not yet monitored the new strain in the Philippines. —JCB, GMA News