In a quick-as-a-wink, on-your-screen-it-blink world, the first death from the Omicron virus in the United Kingdom was already buzzing on social media once the news was confirmed. Experts were reassessing the line that Omicron may not create as severe symptoms as the other variants, that it was in some way milder.

It may be too premature to say anything as of now. This virus and consequences have resulted in fluid situations with rules and restrictions coming about as a reaction, and there is a careful study of patterns and the inevitable predictions.