Razor blade throat symptom of new COVID variant
DELIBERATING FOR 27 HOURS. >> HEALTH CHECK HERE AT 5:00. THE LATEST COVID VARIANT IS CAUSING A DISTINCTIVE SYMPTOM A SORE THROAT SO SEVERE IT’S NICKNAMED RAZOR BLADE THROAT. SOME PATIENTS REPORT A SHARP, STABBING PAIN WHEN THEY SWALLOW, OFTEN AT THE BACK OF THE THROAT. BECAUSE OF THAT, THE NEW VARIANT IS INFORMALLY BEING CALLED NIMBUS, A NAME THAT REFERS TO A JAGGED TYPE OF STORM CLOUD. DOCTORS IN THE U.K. ARE ALSO SEEING MORE INTESTINAL SYMPTOMS THAN WITH OTHER VARIANTS. THE VIRUS IS SPREADING QUICKLY IN THE U.S, NIMBUS WENT FROM SINGLE DIGITS
The latest COVID variant is causing a distinctive symptom: a sore throat so severe it’s nicknamed razor blade throat.
