Anyone who thinks our battle with Covid is over is, I’m afraid, profoundly wrong.
This is a moment for the utmost caution …
We can keep our schools and our businesses open, and we can find a way to live with this virus.
But the weeks ahead are going to be challenging, both here in the UK and across the world.
There is no escaping the fact that some services will be disrupted by staff absences.
But he also said two factors made this wave different; Omicron was milder, he said and the boosters were offering protection.