Most of the world has got back to their pre-pandemic lives, with many of us seeing Covid-19 as - if not quite a thing of the past, at least something to stop worrying about.
However, experts have now warned over a worrying rise in infections among Brits, caused mainly by two new Omicron sub-variants.
The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants which were found in South Africa in January and February 2022, are considered the grandchildren of the Omicron variant that spread across the UK towards the end of 2021.