Lockdown is gonna happen again. Soon. My guess is New Year festivities will be canceled.

On 12/17/2021 at 8:32 PM, Macrohistory said:

Financial Times

 

‘No evidence’ that Omicron is less severe than Delta, say Imperial researchers

Study warns of elevated reinfection risk but notes ‘very limited’ data on hospitalisations

 

Oliver Barnes and John Burn-Murdoch in London 11 MINUTES AGO

 

There is currently “no evidence” that the Omicron coronavirus is any less severe than the Delta strain, according to early findings from researchers at Imperial College London, which also highlighted the elevated risk of reinfection posed by Omicron and the need for booster shots to combat it.

 

The research, based on UK infection data, casts doubt on the hopes of some experts that a change in the virulence of the new variant would ease the pressure on health systems despite Omicron’s high levels of infectiousness…

 

https://www.ft.com/content/020534b3-5a54-4517-9fd1-167a5db50786

 

Ahh the Imperial College, they,ve been full of doom and gloom from the beginning .

23 minutes ago, MarcelV said:

Lockdown is gonna happen again. Soon. My guess is New Year festivities will be canceled.

Suspect just after.... so many places close down over that period.