The UK suffered its fifth wave of Covid-19 infections this summer, with daily cases soaring to 4.6m by mid-July, after which they fortunately began to fall away.
The latest onslaught by the virus first became apparent in the aftermath of the four-day public holiday to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee when a 43 per spike in coronavirus cases was reported and it was feared that other major summer gatherings like Notting Hill Carnival and the Edinburgh Festival could all amount to super-spreader events if proper precautions are not taken.
