Welcome To Plague Island.
Like a fat, old, retired heavyweight boxer, the UK government has recently been limbering up and flexing its muscles to make another late comeback in the fight against Covid. Already on the backfoot after waiting for the financial Christmas Golden Quarter to end, it has finally implemented Plan B. This largely faux PR exercise was a package of basic restrictions which should, on the advice of the WHO, have already remained in place to protect the public. Instead the lack of basic measures has fuelled rife mass infections across the country, and given rise to the spread of the new Omicron variant.
The Omicron variant is three times as infectious as previous variants and despite the remarkable effectiveness of vaccines, it could circumvent these defences, and already government incompetence has left the UK with the highest death rate per capita in Europe.
With much of the country sick or in self imposed isolation, there are few options left on the table - except for further undesirable lockdowns to prevent more deaths. But how can anyone trust a government that openly mocks its citizens with allegations and revelations of Number 10 Downing Street parties during Lockdown 2020? This was an unforgivable act. The government will eventually have to step into the ring and hope its subjects are compliant; even if it has proven itself unfit for purpose.
Perhaps we are all trapped in a 2020 timeloop, unable to break the cycle without a pancoronavirus vaccine?
A January 2022 Lockdown is now inevitable.
Happy New Fear 2022.