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Omicron is on its way out

19 January 2022

11:11 PM

19 January 2022

11:11 PM

Omicron peaked in England in early January, according to figures just released by the ONS. The estimates from the weekly infection survey show that cases in the UK peaked at around four million before falling. In the week ending 15 January, 1 in 20 had Covid in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and 1 in 25 in Wales.

We shouldn’t be surprised by this — this is how Omicron seems to go world over. As

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