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Met Office issues pollen count update and it's bad news for hay fever sufferers

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The Met Office has issued a warning to anyone who suffers from hay fever as high levels of pollen are expected to remain over the coming weeks.

Sneezing and coughing, a runny or blocked nose and itchy, red or watery eyes are all common signs of hay fever. Particularly high levels of pollen are likely to be seen across the Midlands and south of England, as well as in all of Wales and Northern Ireland, until Friday, according to the weather agency.

The north east of England and Scotland will see low levels of pollen. The Met Office said that even more people will begin to suffer from hay fever as the tree pollen season ends and transitions into the grass pollen season.

Spokesman Grahame Madge told the PA news agency: “We are now getting into grass season. With it being so dry across the UK, it means grasses are able to shed pollen. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community “For sufferers, hay fever has been a feature of the last few days and will continue to be a feature for sufferers over the next few days and weeks. (Sufferers will) only get a respite when the grass has shed all the available pollen or if we get significant rainfall, which will effectively wash the pollen out of the atmosphere.” Doctor Milli Raizada, GP and senior clinical lecturer at Lancaster University, said students’ exam performances may be affected, especially when they are doing tests.

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