An expert claims that a SURPRISING symptom could be associated with the new Covid strain.
Luke O’Neill, a biochemistry professor, warned that the new identified BA.5 variant, now the dominant Omicron Subvariant around the World, could make it difficult to sleep.
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Trinity College’s bug boffin explained how it works “changed”New and distinct symptoms of the virus are now being reported by Brits, which they may not be able to identify as Covid.
The Dublin-based professor spoke to Ireland’s Newstalk and said: “One extra symptom for BA.5 I saw this morning is night sweats.”
Night sweats are different.
According to the NHS they can be described as sweating so hard that your bed and night clothes become sore.
Even though your bedroom is cool, adults and children can experience night sweats.
The latest symptom has yet to be reported “another curveball”Professor O’Neill warned them that the new virus is causing immune system malfunctions, leading to a “different disease”.
He stressed that the current vaccines offer no protection against disease. “good protection”In preparation for the expected winter Covid wave, new jabs are being developed.
He explained: “Like the flu, you’ll change the vaccine based on the variant that’s around at the time.”
According to the Office for National Statistics, one in 25 Brits has Covid.
Last week, 2.7 million people in the UK were positive.
This is the highest number in three months, but experts believe it could be a sign of a rising trend.
Hospital admissions are also on the rise and have doubled in a fortnight in four parts of England – the East, South East, Midlands and South West.
There are now 11,878 inpatients across England and 232 people in intensive care – a critical measure for ministers to watch.
The ZOE Covid survey revealed that there were 339,265, or just over a third of all daily cases in the UK. Mirror reported.
Long Covid is a condition that affects approximately two million Brits.