The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a 20-second warning to help curb the spread of Covid, as two variants of the infection are currently the most prevalent in the UK. Data from the Royal ...

The Royal College of GPs has revealed this week that Covid cases have surged twofold over the past four weeks, prompting health officials to reissue guidance advising anyone experiencing symptoms to ...

Medical professionals have noted that a distinctive symptom of the Nimbus variant is an intensely painful sore throat, often described as feeling like swallowing a "razor blade sensation".

Covid can still cause a wide range of symptoms, including headache, coughing, a blocked or running nose and exhaustion, making it difficult to distinguish from a cold or flu.

Dr Michael Head, a senior research fellow in Global Health at the University of Southampton, told Metro: ‘The newly identified COVID variant, “Stratus”, appears to resemble recent strains in terms of ...

Two variants, Stratus and Nimbus, are currently the most prevalent strains of Covid across the UK as cases surge - but they both present varying symptoms and have key differences ...

TWO new Covid strains sweeping Britain have sparked a surge in cases. They are thought to be behind a 60 per cent rise in hospital admissions. XFG, called Stratus, and NB.1.8.1, known as Nimbus, ...

Covid cases are increasing across the UK as Nimbus and Stratus become the most commonly detected strains this autumn.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that the XFG variant is the newest COVID-19 strain and is currently the most widespread in the UK, while the NB.1.8.1 variant is also being monitored ...

Stratus is the latest addition, but another strain currently "under monitoring" is NB.1.8.1, which is otherwise known as Nimbus. Just like Stratus, it's thought to be very contagious, though it ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has been monitoring the spread of two new Covid strains - Stratus and Nimbus - which are both Omicron subvariants.