{"id":136783,"date":"2022-10-03T22:51:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T17:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/new-covid-symptom-strikes-first-as-new-wave-threatens-devastating-winter\/"},"modified":"2022-10-03T22:54:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T17:24:13","slug":"as-a-new-wave-of-threats-arrives-the-covid-symptom-is-first-to-strike-devastatingwinter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/as-a-new-wave-of-threats-arrives-the-covid-symptom-is-first-to-strike-devastatingwinter\/","title":{"rendered":"As a new wave of threats arrives, the Covid symptom is first to strike. \u2018devastating\u2019Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Experts warn that the most common symptoms of Covid are now gone in Britain.<\/p>\n

Some experts warn that the UK is at risk of falling prey to the rising number of cases. “devastating”New wave for winter<\/p>\n

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According to the ZOE App, covid-19 infection rates in the UK have risen by 72 percent since last month.<\/p>\n

According to the Office for National Statistics Infection Survey, there are approximately 176,090 new symptomatic cases per day in the UK. However, the current infection rate is around 1,000,000.<\/p>\n

A fever and loss of taste or odor were once early signs of the virus. But the symptom track app has shown that these symptoms are now more common.<\/p>\n

Covid is most commonly seen in a sore throat. <\/p>\n

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Professor Tim Spector, cofounder of the Covid ZOE App, said\u00a0The Independent<\/a><\/em>Many people still follow the government guidelines regarding symptoms “which are wrong”.<\/p>\n

“At the moment Covid begins in two-thirds people with sore throats. <\/p>\n

“Fever and loss of smell are really rare now \u2013 so many old people may not think they\u2019ve got Covid.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019d say it\u2019s a cold and not be tested,” he explained. <\/p>\n

Professor Spector also showed that early data suggested Omicron subvariants were becoming immune-evasive, which could lead to the UK. \u201creal problems\u201dAs winter draws near, the NHS is here \u201calready on its knees\u201d.<\/p>\n

University of Warwick virologist, Professor Lawrence Young, also said that two Omicron subvariants \u2013 BA.2.75.2 derived from BA.2, and BQ1.1 derived from BA.5 – were showing signs of being able to escape the immune system. <\/p>\n

However, studies have found the Omicron strain is\u00a0milder\u00a0than others that came before it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019re finding is the virus is evolving around the immunity that\u2019s been built up through vaccines and countless infections people have had,” Prof Young explained. <\/p>\n

He warned that Covid testing will be downscaled and the UK could be at risk. \u201cblind\u201dto the behavior of potential new variants of concern.<\/p>\n

Since April 2022, most people in England\u00a0have to pay around \u00a32 to check if they have the virus.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve really taken our eye off the ball with Covid tests,\u201dHe stated. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe can only detect variants or know what\u2019s coming by doing sequencing from PCR testing, and that\u2019s not going on anywhere near the extent it was a year ago.<\/p>\n

The expert urged people to get their booster jabs, noting that the new bivalent vaccine boosters tackle multiple variants \u2014 which is ‘key to preventing a devastating wave’.<\/p>\n

The Government has called on millions of Brits to receive flu and Covid vaccines before winter. \u201ctwindemic\u201d virus surge.<\/p>\n

According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), more than 30 million people can get one or both jabs.<\/p>\n

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NHS director of vaccinations and screening, Steve Russell, said: \u201cThe vaccine is still our best protection against this difficult virus and with the number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 on the rise once again. <\/p>\n

“I urge anyone eligible for the autumn booster to book their latest dose without delay through the NHS website or by calling 119, and help protect yourself and your loved ones this winter,”He concluded. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n