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sage doc says "These are not forecasts or predictions."
If we got there the country would implode, no services would be running, shops closed, half of the country isolating through contacts etc
Tim Spector of Zoe also quoted the 2m cases/day but mentioned that behavioural changes would mean that number is never hit.
Although having said all that, my sister has also just tested positive and is missing Christmas so maybe I'm wrong!
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Estimates are now up to 2 million by the end of the month, untested I think.
At that speed covid will be done by February.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/18/uk-scientists-curbs-covid-infections-omicron-deaths-restrictions-sage