A new Covid-19 variant is in town and is threatening to throw all plans for the rest of December and beyond into disarray.
News of the variant has left many uncertain about socializing and whether Christmas plans can go ahead – after they were largely cancelled last year.
Dr Jenny Harries, head of the UK’s Health Security Agency, warned Britons on Wednesday to cut back on “unnecessary socializing” ahead of Christmas to prevent the spread of the new variant.
With anxiety rising over the the variant and how the rest of the month may pan out, psychiatrist Dr Natasha Bijlani tells The Independent that the pandemic has left many people feeling “quite powerless”.
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As for the risk of Christmas plans getting cancelled, Dr Bijlani says that at this stage, “no one is able to reliably predict whether or not we will be able to proceed with” them. Learn more.