Madrid, Catalonia and the Balearics have been the first regions to detect cases of the so-called "stealth Omicron" (the BA.2 subvariant), the advance of which, for the moment, is being treated with caution but without special concern among health authorities and experts.
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Caution in Spain after detection of first "stealth" variant cases
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It's time to end this obsession with covid. There are miniscule deaths that have covid mentioned on their death certificate. Do we lockdown or create a two tier society because of a bad flu year? Yes people do die with the flu.
It's pretty clear now that tourism isn't going to be any problem this year. Maybe for Brits who think it's "just a cold" and refuse to adopt simple and effective measures or get vaccinated against it. But that's their problem. Apparently, they've forgotten that just a year ago, Britain was the world's most afflicted with highest number of deaths per capita. "World beating". There's always Blackpool and Brighton, where you don't have to use some worthless 3rd world currency or drive on the wrong side of the road. Or get vaxxed. Or wear a mask.
Do they want tourists or not?? Follow Denmark. Follow us in the UK. We are doing well. No lockdown and getting on with life. Deaths dropping fast and infections high but no hospitalisations. We are finally waking up to the fact that it might be a bad cold at worst and a sniffle at best!