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The end of the UK's Covid crisis 'appears to be in sight' WHO chief claims

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The end of the coronavirus crisis in the UK appears to be in sight, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) chief. Scotland’s case numbers have taken a sharp decline over the past week, following a spike in infection shortly after the festive period.

On January 3, Scotland recorded its highest ever daily rise in Covid infections after more than 20,000 people were found to have come down with the virus.

The highly-transmissible Omicron variant is said to have been the leading factor behind the sharp rise in cases.But recent data shows that Covid is once again on retreat in Scotland, with the seven-day average daily case numbers falling below 10,000 for the first time this year.A similar drop in cases has also been felt across the rest of the UK in recent days.David Nabarro, who is a WHO special envoy on Covid-19, said that there appears to be “light at the end of the tunnel” for the UK in its fight against the virus.But he warned that new variants of the virus could throw the country back off course once again.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines every day.We also send coronavirus updates at 5pm on weekdays, and a round up of the week's must-read stories on Sunday afternoons.Signing up is simple, easy and free.You can pop your email address into the sign up box above, hit Subscribe and we'll do the rest.Alternatively, you can sign up and check out the rest of our newsletters here.Speaking to Sky News this morning: “Looking at it from a UK point of view, there does appear to be light at the end of the tunnel…I think that it’s going to be bumpy before we get to the end.“So, even though

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