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It's a tiny country of 600k, which is going to make comparisons a bit odd.

This. Fewer people = smaller changes will look more extreme than they would elsewhere (in either direction).

It's a combination of factors:

1, Loads of immigration from all over. Residents, no matter where they're from, can come and go as they see fit so variants have popped up here pretty quickly.
2, We had national day here. Public bank holiday, coinciding with bars reopening properly. Hotspots around all the usual areas people go and have a fun time. Football has only added to it.
3, Mass testing. On average I get at least one invite a month to go and get a random test. This is on top of any track and trace stuff and I've already had my first jab

So a combo of a lot of international travel, bars reopening and people enjoying the nice weather and loads of testing means loads of positives in a small population. A couple of weeks ago the R-rate was genuinely worrying, but it's back under 1 now thankfully.