Cough and sore throat more common with UK Covid variant– study

ONS survey finds people more likely to have cough compared with old variants, though loss of taste or smell less likely

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Coughs, sore throats and fatigue are more common in people who test positive for the new variant of coronavirus, but a loss of taste or smell is less likely, a study has found.

The highly transmissible variant of coronavirus that emerged in the UK last year and spread around the world appears to make familiar symptoms of Covid more common.