Why has the UK (finally) expanded its Covid symptoms list?
This week, the UK expanded its official Covid symptom list to 12 symptoms including sore throat, loss of appetite, and a blocked or runny nose. British scientists have long called for a broadening of the list, but the change comes at a time when free rapid tests have been scrapped, and the UK is seeing its highest ever levels of infection, according the the Office for National Statistics.Madeleine Finlay speaks to science correspondent Linda Geddes about why this has happened now, what symptoms still haven ’t made the list, and what it could all mean going forwardArchive: Sky News, Sky News AustraliaContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Presented and produced by Madeleine Finlay with Linda Geddes, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu, and the executive producer was Max Sanderson Tags: Science Coronavirus Infectious diseases Medical research Source Type: news
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