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One of the country’s leading coronavirus experts has warned people of six Covid symptoms to look out for, in addition to the three the NHS already warns about.
Tim Spector OBE, lead scientist for the ZOE Covid Symptom Study app and professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London, spoke as a new strain of the virus causes an increase in infections across the country.
BirminghamLive reports that Professor Spector said: “This new virus strain is blamed for the recent surge in London and the South East, but while it is definitely becoming the dominant strain in new infections, there is still no strong evidence to support that it is acting differently. ”
He added: “It is possible that these rapid changes would have happened anyway, just as they have done in Wales, which is 4 times the national rate.”
“Whichever strain is causing the recent increases, we are still in trouble and we need to limit the number of cases, especially in the elderly to help the NHS.”
“The tests alone are not going to stop the spread, as they did not with the previous waves. People need to know all the symptoms and not just focus on the three” official “symptoms that more than 20% of cases miss. . Headache, fatigue, diarrhea, muscle pain, skipping meals, and confusion are just some of the other symptoms associated with Covid-19.
“If someone suffers from any of these symptoms for the next few weeks, stay home, isolate yourself and get tested.”
The NHS advises looking for a cough, temperature, and loss of sense of taste or smell.
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