The year has begun with warnings of critical incidents in UK hospitals and fears over school re-openings but there are reasons to be optimistic, says science correspondent Nicola Davis
With evidence that the Omicron variant is less severe, the government is under pressure to go no further with restrictions, but staffing shortages and a rise in admissions have led to hospitals across England declaring ‘critical incidents’.that it is far too soon to declare the worst is behind us with data only now been released from a disrupted holiday period where many people changed their behaviour.
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