establish the biggest testing we should be proud that the uk establish the biggest testing programme per person of any large country in the world. but its budget in the last financial year was bigger than that of the home office. and it, the testing programme, cost £2 billion just last month alone. so, we must scale back and prioritise our resources for the most vulnerable. this is part of what so professor chris whitty said at that same press conference a short time ago. the omicron wave — conference a short time ago. the omicron wave is _ conference a short time ago. the omicron wave is still high. and if you look— omicron wave is still high. and if you look at— omicron wave is still high. and if you look at the uk, we are still in places— you look at the uk, we are still in places between one in 20 and one in 25 people _ places between one in 20 and one in 25 people have got omicron if they were tested according to ns data, which _ were tested according to ns data, which is _ were tested according to ns data, which is slightly backward looking. the rates are coming down but this this is_ the rates are coming down but this this is still— the rates are coming down but this this is still a — the rates are coming down but this this is still a very common infection _ this is still a very common infection. it is important to view the next — infection. it is important to view the next period when we will still have _ the next period when we will still have testing all the way up to april