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Most common symptoms revealed as UKHSA warns Covid is currently ‘circulating at high levels’

Beijing (AFP) - Desperate families searching for critical Covid-19 medication in China, faced with bare pharmacy shelves and an explosion of cases, are being driven into murky online marketplaces rife with price gouging and fraud.

The Chinese Communist Party’s reversal of the draconian “zero Covid” policy in December sparked an unprecedented epidemic across the country. But while the surging cases caused them a lot of worry, the end of brutal lockdowns was ultimately a big relief for the French expats FRANCE 24 spoke to.

The subvariant could put further pressure on the NHS already struggling amid backlogs and strikes

Ministers have been told that there has been a large increase in the number of people diagnosed with the flu, as well as Covid-19 and RSV

“If you have a cold, you’re going through a viral process that’s contagious. Staying at home when you feel sick is the right thing to do for yourself and for others, too.”

In just a few weeks, XBB.1.5 has become the new dominant variant in many parts of the U.S.

No signs yet new strain is more ‘virulent or causes more serious illness’

Most common symptoms revealed as UKHSA warns Covid is currently ‘circulating at high levels’