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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 10th January 2022 - Secondary Omicron absences to hit economy
Description: "Cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus continue to cause concern that the NHS is going to be overwhelmed, while the number of people self-isolating remains a threat to the economy.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid spoke over the weekend of his belief that the peak of infections may have been reached in London, although he expects that in the rest of the country cases will continue to rise.
It is still likely to be a few weeks before Javid’s hopes can be confirmed, while the next cab off the rank as far as issues facing the Government is concerned wi...