Q I’ve always been good at multi-tasking, but recently I’ve been finding it hard to think straight — I turned on the washing machine without laundry in it, and I’ve found my car keys in the fridge more than once. I’m 65, and I had this brain fog during the menopause but it seems to … Read more
From a high fever to a dry cough, coronavirus is known to be associated with a range of unpleasant symptoms. Now, new data shows that for one in five people who catch Covid-19, their only symptom is a skin rash. In a further 17 per cent of cases a rash is the first symptom before others … Read more
The NHS’s 111 Covid-19 Symptom Checker fails to pick up symptoms of severe Covid-19, as well as bacterial pneumonia and sepsis, a new report reveals. Researchers tested symptom checkers from four countries – the UK, the US, Japan and Singapore – by simulating all three conditions, which can be life-threatening. They found the UK’s was … Read more
Covid sufferer, 45, only realised she had been infected with the virus when large clumps of her hair started falling out Abby Read, 45, thought she avoided Covid-19 after her family caught the virus She was exhibiting none of the ordinary symptoms such as a cough or fatigue However, one of her daughters noticed Ms … Read more
Over the past 11 months, medics have noted a bewildering range of Covid symptoms, from stomach upsets, fatigue and headaches, to rashes on the body and inside the mouth, dubbed ‘Covid tongue’. But three have remained consistent: a new, continuous cough, a high temperature, and a loss of smell or taste. These are one we’ve … Read more
Daily Covid infections fell by 29% last week to 20,360 with just one in 170 now sick with virus, according to Covid symptom tracker app King’s College London researchers estimate 20,360 Brits falling unwell daily, down from 28,645 a week prior Daily infections have plummeted 70 per cent since peak on New Year’s Day, when it … Read more
A runny nose, sore throat and headache should be added to Britain’s official list of coronavirus symptoms, GPs have urged. The NHS says the only three tell-tale signs of the illness are a fever, cough or loss of taste and smell. But the World Health Organization and officials in the US recognise other less common … Read more
Delirium is the main symptom of coronavirus for 16% elderly people and 25% of all seniors with COVID-19 become confused, study finds Researchers analyzed 817 elderly coronavirus patients who were admitted to ERs at seven hospital across five states More than one in four, or 28% were diagnosed with delirium, which is a state of … Read more
England’s coronavirus outbreak was already slowing before the second national lockdown, according to a major Government-led surveillance study that casts more doubt about whether the winter shutdown was necessary. The REACT-1 project — which has been swabbing tens of thousands of people every week — found there had been a significant slowdown in infections heading … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus R rate is finally BELOW one and now at 0.9, Covid Symptom Study claims Professor Tim Spector, from King’s College London, said cases ‘falling slowly’ By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 11:04 GMT, 12 November 2020 | Updated: 11:24 GMT, 12 November 2020 The R rate of the coronavirus in … Read more