Covid levels were monitored from the outbreak of the pandemic until March 2023 before official estimates ended, but an infection survey will return this winter
Monitoring of Covid-19 levels is set to return this winter having been wound down earlier this year. It will be a scaled-down version of the coronavirus >Covid infection survey that ran for nearly three years.
As well as estimating the prevalence of Covid-19 in the UK, the study will allow scientists to identify any changes in the rate of infected people being admitted to hospital and assess the potential for increased demand on the NHS. The study is being co-ordinated by the Office for National Statistics and the UK Health Security Agency , which oversaw the original survey together with Oxford University.
The rollout was brought forward as a precaution against the latest Omicron subvariant of Covid-19, BA.2.86, although experts say there is currently no evidence the new strain is more likely to make people seriously ill than other variants in circulation, while vaccination is likely to provide ongoing protection.
The symptoms are very similar to symptoms of other illnesses, such as colds and flu. The NHS said most people feel better within a few days or weeks of their first Covid-19 symptoms and make a full recovery within 12 weeks. For some people, it can be a more serious illness and their symptoms can last longer.
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