New Covid wave: Is this what ‘living with covid’ looks like?

The UK is yet again facing a wave of Covid infections, with cases
soaring by more than half a million in a week at the end of June.
This time, the wave is driven by even more transmissible variants
of Omicron known as BA.4 and BA.5. But with all Covid precautions
gone, and many of us heading to bars, pubs, festivals and sporting
events as the summer rolls on, is it much of a surprise? Ian Sample
asks Prof Graham Medley if infections will translate into
hospitalisations and deaths, and whether we can expect ongoing
cycles of Covid waves in the months and years to come. Help support
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