New FLiRT and LB.1 Covid variant symptoms as experts speak out
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA summer wave of Covid-19 is spreading across the UK as large gatherings, such as music festivals and people coming together to watch the Euros, become a breeding ground for the virus, according to experts.
The new wave is being fuelled by new variants FLiRT and LB.1, with an increase in people reporting the cold-like symptoms associated with the illness.
Some health experts have suggested that the two new variants might be able evade immunity, which is why people who have been vaccinated are still getting ill. READ MORE: Warning hay fever symptoms could be mixed up with new Covid variant this summer According to Dr Mariyam Malik, an NHS and private GP at Pall Mall Medical, coronavirus is able to spread rapidly over the summer months. "Increased travel and big events such as festivals often result in crowded settings where the virus can spread more easily, and there is no longer any legal restrictions like wearing masks, social distancing," she said.
Here's what we know about the new variants, the symptoms people should be looking out for and how worried we should be about the summer wave of infections.
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