A recent study has revealed the most common symptoms of the Omicron variant of Coronavirus disease.
The DailyMail report lists sniffles, headaches and tiredness as the hallmarks of the illness.
An analysis of cases in London where Omicron is growing most rapidly reports that the most common signs of the virus between December 3 and 10 were runny nose, headache, fatigue, sneezing and sore throat.
Epidemiologist Professor Tim Spector, lead scientist of the ZOE Symptom Tracking Study has urged Britons to keep an eye out for these tell-tale signs of Omicron in the run up to Christmas and before meeting friends and relatives.
He said that “hopefully people now recognise the cold-like symptoms which appear to be the predominant feature of Omicron.”
“Omicron symptoms are predominantly cold symptoms, runny nose, headache, sore throat and sneezing, so people should stay at home as it might well be Covid.
“Ahead of Christmas, if people want to get together and keep vulnerable family members safe, I’d recommend limiting social contact in the run up to Christmas and doing a few Lateral Flow Tests just before the big family gathering.”
The warning comes amidst numerous reports that Omicron causes milder illness than past variants,
However, scientists are still trying to untangle whether it is intrinsically weaker to if the population has higher levels of immunity or even both.
The Omicron variant is a variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It was first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) from South Africa on 24 November 2021
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