The UK health officials identified more than 400 cases of a so-called sub-variant of Omicron yesterday.
04.01.2022 - 01:27 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Symptoms of the highly contagious Omicron variant have been pinpointed by experts.
The new variant has swept across the UK, becoming the most common variant less than a month after it was identified.
Scotland's daily case rate hit a new high of over 20,000 today - a record that was previously broken only days before.
A total of 34.9 percent of tests reported today were positive.
There is good news - Omicron symptoms appear milder than other strains, particularly for those who have gotten boosters,
The UK health officials identified more than 400 cases of a so-called sub-variant of Omicron yesterday.
More than 400 cases of a new Covid-19 sub-variant have been identified in the UK, as health chiefs describe it as a 'variant under investigation'.
A total of 53 cases of an Omicron Covid sub-variant have been found in the United Kingdom.
The three Covid symptoms first identified at the start of the pandemic are less common, according to one Covid expert.
Scientists are tracking a second type of Omicron that may be spreading faster.
Nicola Sturgeon has denied her government "went too far" by imposing more restrictions over Christmas in response to the Omicron variant.
There is evidence of a new type of Omicron Covid, according to experts.
Scotland has ‘turned a corner’ in its fight against the Omicron Covid variant, Nicola Sturgeon claimed yesterday.
Fully-vaccinated people are suffering from the same common Omicron symptoms - including a sore throat, headache and even diarrhoea.
Many restrictions in Scotland will be scrapped from Monday as cases from the Omicron surge fall.
Omicron has caused cases to surge throughout Scotland and across the world.
The Omicron Covid variant is now the dominant strain throughout Scotland and the rest of the UK.
First identified in Botswana and South Africa, Omicron has now become the dominant strain of Covid in Scotland.
Since Omicron was discovered, the symptoms between it and other strains has been much discussed.
The Scottish Government has confirmed ONE new coronavirus death and 177 new Omicron cases have been reported in Tayside in the last 24 hours.
There’s a “glimmer of Christmas hope” as research suggests the Omicron variant causes a milder illness than Delta, but a senior health official warns that it still poses a threat.
Military personnel are being drafted in to help Scottish health boards treat Omicron patients.
The different symptoms of Omicron and Delta versus the cold and flu can be hard to distinguish.