how it all works. i think if we think back to this time last year, we had much fewer numbers of cases of covid, but we've had far higher deaths in far higher hospitalisations, and really the big change that we have made is vaccination, which is massively reduce the chances of hospitalisation and sadly death, but now with 0micron what has happened is we have got a massive increase in the number of cases, and whilst vaccination and boosting, in particular is to hold that at bay, that still means the number of cases is translating them into quite a significant number of hospitalisations, and i think it will translate, sadly, into the number of deaths, especially as it starts to affect older age groups. purely because the numbers are so enormous?— purely because the numbers are so enormous? , , , ., enormous? exactly, their numbers are a- roachin: enormous? exactly, their numbers are approaching 200,000 _ enormous? exactly, their numbers are approaching 200,000 around - enormous? exactly, their numbers are approaching 200,000 around later - enormous? exactly, their numbers are approaching 200,000 around later in l approaching 200,000 around later in the whole of the uk, which is more than two times higher than it has ever been before.— than two times higher than it has ever been before. when we started three cases — ever been before. when we started three cases of _ ever been before. when we started three cases of covid, _ ever been before. when we started