Very painful symptom could be a warning sign of new Covid ‘Nimbus’ variant

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Hospital admissions have risen by almost 10 per cent as Nimbus continues to spread across the globe

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A new Covid variant spreading in the UK may be causing one “very painful” symptom, a doctor has warned.

The new Nimbus Covid strain (NB.1.8.1) is now rapidly spreading across the world and is being closely monitored by the World Health Organisation.