Bloomberg – Spain is calling for COVID-19 to be treated as an endemic disease, like the flu, becoming the first major European nation to explicitly suggest that people live with it.
The idea has gradually been gaining traction and could prompt a re-evaluation of government strategies on dealing with the virus. British Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi on Sunday told the BBC that the United Kingdom (UK) is “on a path towards transitioning from pandemic to endemic”.
The Omicron variant’s lower hospitalisation and death rates despite record infections prompted Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to hold out the prospect of Europe moving beyond pandemic-style restrictions on normal life.
More details on Thursday’s Borneo Bulletin
