The “Razor Blade Throat” COVID.
That’s because the variant NB.1.8.1. or “Nimbus” may cause painful sore throats. The symptom has been identified by doctors in the United Kingdom, India and elsewhere, according to media outlets in those countries.
Other COVID-19 symptoms of any variant include fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath or loss of taste or smell.
Experts say there isn’t a major cause for concern with the Nimbus variant, but here’s what else you need to know about it.
Here’s where the variant causing ‘razor blade throat’ is spreading
The rise in cases late last month is primarily in the eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions, the World Health Organisation said May 28. The new variant had reached nearly 11% of sequenced samples reported globally in mid-May.
Airport screening in the United States detected the new variant in travelers arriving from those regions to destinations in California, Washington state, Virginia and New York.
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