Good news from Britain for most of us, but how will our Covid-porn addicted handle it?

ICUs are empty of Covid patients: As few as TWENTY a day are sent to intensive care as Omicron fails to cause serious illness

The number of patients being admitted to intensive care units for Covid in England, Wales and Northern Ireland fell to as little as two in one day last month, according to data from the Care National Audit and Research Centre. 

Although the figures may be slightly higher after being revised for a time lag, the centre's head statistician said towards the end of January, admissions would still be 'in the region of 20-30 per day'.

Speaking to the Sunday Times, Sir David Spiegelhalter, said: 'The Omicron wave saw a huge rise in cases, and a moderate rise in hospitalisations.

'And yet ICU admissions showed no rise whatsoever, and now are rapidly falling. 

'Since more than half of ICU admissions have not been vaccinated, this suggests an intrinsically milder virus rather than just increased protection from vaccination.' 

In contrast to January last year, when more than 400 patients were admitted into ICU for Covid in one day at a peak of the new wave, recent figures seem to suggest that Omicron, in most cases, is a milder strain.