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8 May 2024
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More 'experts' have weighed in, claiming the decision to phase out all Covid restrictions is "premature" and "not based on current evidence". Meanwhile, infections, hospitalisations and deaths continue to plummet.
Norway scrapped almost all remaining restrictions today, doing away with its self-isolation and face mask requirements and ending social distancing, despite being in the middle of its Omicron surge.
Trudeau has boxed himself into a corner with no obvious escape. But as hospitalisations and deaths rise despite vaccines and Omicron, will the shifting of 'the Science' offer him a way out?
Natural immunity from previous infection remains strong against Omicron, a study from Qatar has found, with 56% protection against reinfection and 100% protection against serious disease and death.
Boris deserves little credit for not following the advice of SAGE scientists and imposing tighter Covid restrictions over Christmas. He was planning to, but was thwarted by a Cabinet coup, according to the Mail on Sunday.
As Italy tightens the screws on the unvaccinated, many are seeking out the infected to contract Omicron and gain the all-important exemption. But it's the divisions in society that will last.
In a recent viral tweet, the German Health Minister shared a graph suggesting that Omicron is a threat to children. Yet a new U.S. study shows that Omicron is significantly less deadly than Delta in under 5s.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has agreed to lift those Covid restrictions brought in to combat the Omicron variant, admitting the country is on the "downward slope" of infections. However, masks remain mandatory.
Britain's daily Covid cases plunged for the 12th day in a row – down 41% week-on-week – as the Omicron wave continued to collapse and workers headed back to offices in their largest numbers since it took off.
Compulsory masks in schools could be ditched within days. According to one member of the Government, it will definitely happen before June 26th, the day earmarked for the scrapping of most 'Plan B' restrictions.
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