Hospitals have brought back face masks and social distancing following a recent surge in Covid infections and hospitalisations, despite two thirds of Covid admissions being treated primarily for something else.
Danny Altmann, Professor of Immunology at Imperial, writes that rather than sliding into a comfortable relationship with Covid, it's "more like being trapped on a rollercoaster in a horror film". But is this true?
Reported infections are heading up again in the UK, this time associated with Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants. These were harmless in South Africa, but oddly deadly in much more vaccinated Portugal. What will happen here?
Fear is ramping up again. Articles are appearing talking up the threat from Omicron. Leading U.S. scientist Dr Eric Topol, Director of Scripps Research in California, has produced a classic of the genre.
South Africa has ramped up its restrictions again in response to the recent reported rise in infections associated with new subvariants Omicron BA.4 and BA.5. But is the 'wave' already running out of steam?
Latest hospital data show a fall in Covid admissions for the 22nd day in a row. However, news of a rise in hospital admissions in South Africa linked to new variants has raised questions of what might come next.
