Covid-19 JN.1 variant: These are new symptoms of the viral infection

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UK health authorities have identified new symptoms associated with the latest Covid-19 sub-variant, JN.1, which include anxiety and trouble sleeping...

Previously, symptoms linked to JN.1 were mostly limited to upper respiratory tract infections, such as fever, cough, sore throat, body ache and runny nose...

However, recent data from December 2023 by the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed two new symptoms: trouble sleeping and anxiety...

The most common Covid-19 symptoms, based on the data, include runny nose (31.1%), cough (22.9%), headache (20.1%), fatigue (19.6%), muscle pain (15.8%), sore throat (13.2%), trouble sleeping (10.8%), and anxiety (10.5%)...

The majority of JN.1 cases exhibit mild symptoms, and severity is seen in less than 10% of cases, particularly in individuals with pre-existing health conditions..

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