Eight Nightingale hospital surge hubs were built by the Government this winter for an undisclosed amount of money that now stand empty in anticipation of a wave that never came.
See set out in a series of graphs the evidence that Covid surges are driven by the emergence of successful new variants.
The Government could tell pubs and restaurants that don't check the vaccination statuses of their customers to reintroduce social distancing during future 'Covid surges', under new plans.
It's been suggested that the recent surge and drop-off in Covid infections can be pinned on the football. But why then do Scotland and England's curves in June look so different?
It looks increasingly like the peak of the current surge has not yet arrived in England, and the recent slowdowns may have been temporary. However, Scotland holds out hope it may not be too far off.
