The government had added 9 new Covid symptoms to the official list as 637 cases of new strain Omicron XE are confirmed
April 06, 2022 - 14:20 BST Melanie Macleod The government's official list of Covid symptoms has expanded to include nine new symptoms.The nine new Covid symptoms are similar to signs of cold and flu and include: shortness of breath, feeling tired or exhausted, aching body, headache, sore throat, blocked or runny nose, loss of appetite, diarrhoea and feeling sick or being sick.
Amid the news, he tweeted:"NHS official main symptoms of coronavirus have finally changed after 2 years of lobbying - hurrah! NHS finally recognising that there are more [symptoms] - hopefully now people are aware it helps bring down COVID numbers from record highs." The addition of the nine new Covid symptoms come as the UK currently has its highest number of Covid cases ever, according to the Office of National Statistics.A reported 4.9 million people in the UK were infected with Covid as of last weekend, with hospital admissions of people with Covid are at their highest since February 2021.We've also recently learned of new Covid variant Omicron XE, with 637 cases of the new strain.
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