"The growing number of cases of the new variant of Coronavirus proves that the country is still a long way from being able to declare an end to the Pandemic. The Government has introduced stricter regulations regarding the wearing of masks from today, while yesterday it announced a change to who is allowed to receive a booster vaccination.

The goal is for as many members of the population as possible to receive a dose of the booster vaccination as possible, in an attempt to ensure that the country is able to enjoy as close to a normal Christmas as possible.

The scientific community believes that it will take up to three weeks to gather sufficient data to understand how effective the vaccinations that are currently available against Omicron are. If there are tweaks necessary, it could take another 100n days for those to be made, so it is becoming vital that any restrictions that are introduced be adhered to.

The economy was starting to show a level of activity that had been threatened by rising inflation, although there was still a degree of uncertainty surrounding the growth versus inflation question.

All through the Pandemic, Central banks have had to learn to be more reactive since predicting first, the full economic effect of lockdowns, and then how strong the recovery would be once the economy began to open up.

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