Covid's two latest symptoms which could indicate new lethal strain

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A new strain of Covid has become the most common form of the virus in recent months across the globe and has notably brought on two new symptoms that people have reported experiencing.It comes as the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention previously warned the JN.1 strain is spreading like wildfire in the UK as well as the US, Iceland, Portugal and Spain, and further afield with experts warning the latest variant could become a serious health issue.The latest data from the the Office for National Statistics reported people suffering with the virus strain experienced trouble sleeping and anxiety aside from the usual Covid effects such as runny noses, coughs, sore throat, headaches and weakness.A statement from the most recent update of the Winter Coronavirus Infection Study was reported by the Mirror, saying: "There has been an increase in prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in England and Scotland during the two weeks leading up to 13 December 2023."Thomas Russo, professor and chief of infectious diseases at the University at Buffalo in New York, previously warned JN.1 could become more prevalent as time goes on.

He told Prevention.com: "There is some data that suggest JN.1’s parent BA.2.86 may be more transmissible than previous variants.

Since JN.1 is a derivative of BA.2.86, there is a concern that it may be more transmissible. "The updated vaccine is closer to JN.1 than our old vaccine, the hope is that, even if we see more cases with JN.1, the updated vaccine will protect against severe disease.” Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. It was reported last month that millions of people who still haven't come forward for their flu or Covid vaccine