One of the country's leading Covid experts has called on the Government to issue new public health guidance as infections hit record levels. The number of daily symptomatic infections has exceeded 300,000 and the professor who leads the Zoe Health Study has warned the rate will soon hit record highs.
Tim Spector tweeted: "Omicron BA.5 now past 325,000 per day setting new records for Scotland and Wales and due to smash U.K. records within a week. Still no public health advice to help?"
People who test positive for coronavirus have been logging their symptoms with the Zoe Covid Study. The study identifies the five most common symptoms as:
