However, as the British are wont to do, making light of the situation is the first port of call defence mechanism, to soothe collective anxiety. With the casualties rising, worrying press conferences, small businesses shuttering and an over-extended health service, there's not been a lot of positive news to come out of the health crisis over the last year, naturally.Īnd with news that a new Covid-19 variant, Omicron, has been identified in the likes of Scotland, South Africa, Austria and Israel, there are now concerns social distancing measures and restrictions will soon become stricter as the World Health Organisation designated Omicron a 'variant of concern'. The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has been devastating, globally.