Omicron, by far the most contagious coronavirus variant to date, is so rampant around the world that it is easy to feel despondent about the prospects of the pandemic easing — let alone coming to an end — in 2022. But there are good reasons to think that Covid-19’s toll on global health and its wider social and economic impact could wane this year, if governments and health authorities follow appropriate policies and if this volatile virus develops in the way that many scientists believe is most likely.
Omicron是迄今為止傳染性最強的新冠病毒變種,它在世界各地如此猖獗,以至于人們很容易對疫情緩解的前景感到絕望,更不用說在2022年結束了。但有充分的理由認為,如果各國政府和衛生當局遵循適當的政策,如果這種不穩定的病毒以許多科學家認為最有可能的軌跡發展,新冠病毒對全球衛生的影響及其更廣泛的社會和經濟影響今年可能會減弱。