AS THE coronavirus began spreading through Europe in the spring, many scientists warned that worse could come in winter. Now, it seems they were right. The continent’s wave of second lockdowns (see “Europe’s second wave of coronavirus is starting to eclipse the first”) has brought gloom, anger, fear and, in some countries, protests. In the UK, the prime minister, Boris Johnson, has tried to offer his citizens some hope, telling them that everything will look much cheerier come 2021.
Such offerings of hope should be treated with caution. Perhaps things will be better when spring returns to the …
source: newscientist.com