It’s beginning to look a lot like … here we go again.

Passengers wearing masks travelling via Waterloo station in London, as mask wearing on public transport becomes mandatory to contain the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant. Picture date: Tuesday November 30, 2021.

1st December 2021

Scientists are concerned. Politicians are worried. Where does that leave the rest of us? Hopefully not in a panic. That was the message from England’s deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam. “I don’t want people to panic” he said at a press conference. But just when we thought we could breathe a sigh of relief...