tim spector, who leads the zoe symptom study, has a hunch that it has something to do with the fact that testing has just been scrapped. The suspicion is that the government has known, but not wanted to admit that covet has associated with many more symptoms. And then there's masks wearing. You know, you only have to go out on to the high street to see that most people are no longer wearing masks. They don't want to wear masks. Every one's fed up with it. So the government has acknowledged that now covid can be associated with all these symptoms. But i just get the feeling people don't care any more. Maybe they care and they
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 forward. Help support our independent journalism at
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