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The British will abolish the mask requirement from January 27th. Most coronavirus restrictions in England are being lifted.

The government in Spain has announced that it will treat the omicron variant like flu in the future.

The quacks in the Middle Ages used people's fears to attack people with all sorts of miracle cures, which, however, were generally completely useless (if not poisonous).

Quack doctors were untrained and therefore often denounced as "charlatans".
A charlatan is a person who pretends to have certain knowledge or skills in order to gain money, fame or other advantages.

They still exist today and many of them seem to hang around in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).