Omicron: what’s the current picture? City Talk The Omicron wave appears to have peaked in some countries, with the UK preparing to loosen restrictions. Mark Ainsworth, Head of the Schroders Data Insights Unit, explains what to expect next. The Omicron variant has spread rapidly since its initial detection last year but hasn’t been as severe as initially feared in terms of health [...]
Omicron: what it means for markets City Talk Mark Ainsworth, Head of Data Insights: The new Covid-19 variant B.1.1.529, or Omicron, that was identified last week in southern Africa has officially been classed a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization. Covid-19 infections had already been on the rise in a number of countries, notably in Europe. This is due to colder [...]
What the data tells us about the next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic City Talk What has been happening since the beginning of September in the US and UK? The Delta variant of Covid-19 is key to understanding the current trends around the reopening of the global economy. Countries that were aiming for so-called “Zero Covid” have found that this strategy doesn’t work so well against a virus that spreads [...]
How much of a threat is the Indian variant? May 26, 2021 The news of vaccines sparked joy and relief in the UK, as in many countries, as hopes grew about an end to the pandemic. However, the growth in variants globally has recently dampened spirits.Here in the UK, just as lockdown restrictions started to ease, the news of a new “double mutant” variant of the coronavirus, [...]
