The small number stands in stark contrast to the utter hysteria that is currently sweeping the country, with people putting themselves in lockdown, canceling Christmas plans and leaving the already struggling hospitality industry staring down a barrel.
Dr Susan Hopkins, the UK Health Security Agency’s chief medical adviser, told MP’s, “There are currently 15 people being treated in hospital with Omicron,” reports Sky News.
Health authorities also insist that there are currently about 400,000 people infected with Omicron in the UK, with this number climbing rapidly.
That clearly suggests, in line with evidence out of South Africa, that the variant is extremely mild and won’t cause huge spikes in hospitalisations or deaths.
(...) Summit News
