Sub-variants of Covid-19, named BA.4 and BA.4, are the latest threat to Brits’ health. The Omicron wave has seen numerous people infected with the virus for a second, or perhaps more, time.
Data from the Office for National Statistics suggests the arrival of Omicron prompted a 15-fold increase in the rate of reinfections. For the week ending June 11, around 1.4 million people in the UK had the coronavirus, an increase of approximately half a million from the week before.
With tests no longer provided for free by the NHS, many people are likely to be unknowingly carrying the virus while going about their daily business. For those that do test positive, guidance is in place, although isolation is no longer law.
