Why are so many people getting Covid right now?
At first it was a trickle, perhaps your co-worker’s partner had been struck by Covid or maybe it was your mum. But then came the influx: nearly all of your friends have the virus or have symptoms , your parents are self-isolating and your kid’s school has a spike in cases. Covid feels like it’s everywhere right now, which is not too surprising as most restrictions have been lifted, yet the highly contagious Omicron strain remains prevalent. On Monday 21 March, there were 226,524 confirmed cases in England — this figure includes Saturday and Sunday’s numbers as these days are no longer reported separately. This rise in case numbers has been linked to the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron, and an extra booster jab is now being offered to vulnerable people starting this week. However, with lateral flow tests no longer available to order for free from the government from 1 April, we may no longer be able to have realistic case numbers from next ...
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