an estimated one in every 15 people in the uk tested positive for covid. it's because of the threat from omicron that i announced on wednesday that we will move to plan b in england. you must wear a face covering in indoor public spaces and, from tomorrow, work from home if you can. faced with a huge number of infections, in early december of 2021 the government had already been forced to introduce what it called its plan b measures, facemasks, compuslory covid passes and working from home. and just a few days into the new year, a grim milestone, the uk reached 150,000 covid—related deaths. to picture 150,000 people, it helps to start small. so this is one student, but in a classroom they might