GP Clare Bailey gives advice: Is my brain fog a symptom of Long Covid?

Q I’ve always been good at multi-tasking, but recently I’ve been finding it hard to think straight — I turned on the washing machine without laundry in it, and I’ve found my car keys in the fridge more than once. I’m 65, and I had this brain fog during the menopause but it seems to … Read more

Covid: Skin rashes are ONLY symptom for 21% patients, says KCL study

From a high fever to a dry cough, coronavirus is known to be associated with a range of unpleasant symptoms.  Now, new data shows that for one in five people who catch Covid-19, their only symptom is a skin rash.   In a further 17 per cent of cases a rash is the first symptom before others … Read more

Should a runny nose be added to the official Covid-19 symptom list?   

Over the past 11 months, medics have noted a bewildering range of Covid symptoms, from stomach upsets, fatigue and headaches, to rashes on the body and inside the mouth, dubbed ‘Covid tongue’. But three have remained consistent: a new, continuous cough, a high temperature, and a loss of smell or taste. These are one we’ve … Read more

Daily Covid infections fell by 29% last week to 20,360, symptom tracker app finds

Daily Covid infections fell by 29% last week to 20,360 with just one in 170 now sick with virus, according to Covid symptom tracker app King’s College London researchers estimate 20,360 Brits falling unwell daily, down from 28,645 a week prior Daily infections have plummeted 70 per cent since peak on New Year’s Day, when it … Read more

NHS bosses need to expand the UK’s official Covid symptom list

A runny nose, sore throat and headache should be added to Britain’s official list of coronavirus symptoms, GPs have urged. The NHS says the only three tell-tale signs of the illness are a fever, cough or loss of taste and smell. But the World Health Organization and officials in the US recognise other less common … Read more

Britain’s coronavirus R rate is BELOW one and now at 0.9, Covid Symptom Study claims

Britain’s coronavirus R rate is finally BELOW one and now at 0.9, Covid Symptom Study claims Professor Tim Spector, from King’s College London, said cases ‘falling slowly’ By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 11:04 GMT, 12 November 2020 | Updated: 11:13 GMT, 12 November 2020 The R rate of the coronavirus in … Read more

Red rash-like splotches in the MOUTH may be a new symptom of coronavirus, study suggests

Red rash-like splotches in the MOUTH may be a new symptom of coronavirus, Spanish study suggests Researchers examined 21 patients at a hospital in Madrid, Spain, who had skin rashes and a confirmed cases of coronavirus One-third of the patients had enanthem, which are rash-like lesions that usually form in the mouth All the patients with … Read more

Coronavirus symptom tracker shows spike in new cases since loss of smell was added to symptoms

Coronavirus cases in the UK surged after the government added loss of smell and taste to the list of disease symptoms, a coronavirus symptom tracker has claimed. Covid Symptom Tracker saw its estimated total number of cases jump by 27,441 in the four days following the announcement on May 18, to 279,188. The app also … Read more

Two-in-three people have been misdiagnosed after seeking help from online symptom checkers

Two-in-three people are misdiagnosed after turning to ‘Dr Google’ with their symptoms, new research shows. Online symptom checkers got the right illness just 36 per cent of the time, and placed it in the top three in only 52 per cent of cases. Warnings to visit health services were also inappropriate in more than half … Read more

Coronavirus: Losing your sense of smell or taste IS a symptom

People should now self-isolate if they lose their sense of smell or taste because it is a definite symptom of coronavirus, the government announced today. In the first change to the policy since the beginning of the outbreak, officials have added a third tell-tale sign to the NHS’s definition of COVID-19. The chief medical officers … Read more