2020 _ christmas party around christmas 2020. separately, there is a whole bil 2020. separately, there is a whole big piece _ 2020. separately, there is a whole big piece of work being done in whitehall about what to do about the omicron _ whitehall about what to do about the omicron wave as christmas 2021 approaches. some documents released tiy approaches. some documents released by the _ approaches. some documents released by the government's scientific advisory— by the government's scientific advisory committee over the weekend contains— advisory committee over the weekend contains some very startling numbers from the _ contains some very startling numbers from the model ares looking at the potential— from the model ares looking at the potential number of cases of omicron in the _ potential number of cases of omicron in the next _ potential number of cases of omicron in the next few weeks and the potential— in the next few weeks and the potential number of people going into hospital with omicron. the numbers— into hospital with omicron. the numbers are quite scary. but there are a _ numbers are quite scary. but there are a lot _ numbers are quite scary. but there are a lot of— numbers are quite scary. but there are a lot of assumptions and a lot of unknowns have gone into those models _ of unknowns have gone into those models so — of unknowns have gone into those models. so the government will have to strike _ models. so the government will have to strike a _ models. so the government will have to strike a balance between what it does now. — to strike a balance between what it does now, what it doesn't know, what might— does now, what it doesn't know, what might happen, and there's a whole range _ might happen, and there's a whole range of— might happen, and there's a whole range of options of things that could — range of options of things that could come else might not be, introduced. but crucially, those documents so you might not have to act right— documents so you might not have to act right now. they talk about introducing new measures potentially before _ introducing new measures potentially before the _ introducing new measures potentially before the end of the year. so perhaps — before the end of the year. so perhaps that gives the prime