Amid rising concerns over the new COVID-19 variant Pirola, the Scottish Government is seriously considering the reinstatement of mask mandates and lockdowns.
The fear is being ramped up again as the WHO warns of "concerning trends" for COVID-19 ahead of winter with "increasing deaths" as the new BA.2.86 Pirola variant spreads. Run for the hills.
Here we go again. "Experts" (from Independent SAGE, naturally) have called for another Covid booster drive amid fears the new "concerning" Pirola Covid variant could overwhelm the NHS. Give it a rest, will you.
Hot on the heels of Eris, a new multiply-mutated form of Covid has shown up, nicknamed 'Pirola'. But Dr Chris Smith, writing in the Telegraph, is reaching for the paracetamol – not the panic button.
