Remote vs in-office | With another COVID wave on the way, will we ditch offices once again?

A new COVID mutation is causing a stir within the scientific community, with some warning that Britain looks set to see another ‘wave’ of infections with ‘reasonable certainty’.

The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies recently stated that the wave is likely to be caused by the conclusion of the summer holidays, colder weather returning and more people returning to offices, in tandem with the explosion of the new highly transmissible new strain.

Signs of a boom in infections are already underway, with hospital admissions due to COVID rising in recent weeks, just as the efficacy of last year’s vaccines are reportedly set to wane. In addition, ministers have already concluded that booster jabs will not be offered to nearly 12 million Britons this winter.

“Without ramping up surveillance, and in the face of waning immunity, we are travelling into winter more vulnerable and with blinkers on,” warned Christina Pagel, a member of the independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies recently told the Independent.