• Health care workers gather in the intensive care unit, which has been reconfigured due to the coronavirus pandemic, at Homerton Hospital in London on Jan. 21. Britain’s government may have lifted coronavirus restrictions, but hospital workers say the return to a normal rhythm of work is still a long way off. | ANDREW TESTA / THE NEW YORK TIMES
    Health care workers gather in the intensive care unit, which has been reconfigured due to the coronavirus pandemic, at Homerton Hospital in London on Jan. 21. Britain’s government may have lifted coronavirus restrictions, but hospital workers say the return to a normal rhythm of work is still a long way off. | ANDREW TESTA / THE NEW YORK TIMES
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As a virus-weary world limps through the third year of the outbreak, experts are sending out a warning signal: Don’t expect omicron to be the last variant we have to contend with — and don’t let your guard down yet.

In the midst of a vast wave of milder infections, countries around the world are dialing back restrictions and softening their messaging. Many people are starting to assume they’ve had their run-in with COVID-19 and that the pandemic is tailing off.

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