yes, indeed fiona, you may remember in the middle of last month he had a briefing, said when the omicron threat was become clear, there are several things we don t know, but all the thing we do know are bad. now as of today, according to government sources he briefed the cabinet, and the tone was more positive than in recent weeks, and it has been guided that next week, the scientists believe they should be able to say whether for england plan b measures need to continue or not after the end of january. what is happening the underlying level of daily reported cases is falling, thatis daily reported cases is falling, that is the seven day rolling average, it is falling in scotland, although risings in northern ireland and wales. as for hospital admissions they are levelling off in england, and that, i think is a source of some consolation in government, but it won t be much consolation to the nhs, who were still dealing with this intense pressure because of covid, people coming in to ho