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15. "All five who contracted the virus had a sore throat"

I saw recently that the Delta variant has apparently been triggering that particular symptom in the UK and it has been added to the list of COVID-19 possible symptoms. I.e., it is starting to manifest like the typical coronavirus seen in colds but is apparently much more lethal...

Delta variant Covid symptoms ‘include headaches, sore throat and runny nose’

Researchers warn that UK’s most widely established variant may be mistaken for milder illness

Natalie Grover Science correspondent
@NatalieGrover
Mon 14 Jun 2021 11.20 EDT

Last modified on Mon 14 Jun 2021 19.35 EDT

Headaches, a sore throat and a runny nose are the most common symptoms associated with the UK’s most widely established Covid variant, researchers have said. The data, collected as part of the app-based Zoe Covid symptom study, suggests that the Delta variant first detected in India feels like a “bad cold”, according to Tim Spector, a professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London, who is leading the work.

“Covid is … acting differently now, it’s more like a bad cold,” he said. “People might think they’ve just got some sort of seasonal cold, and they still go out to parties … we think this is fuelling a lot of the problem. So, what’s really important to realise is that since the start of May, we’ve been looking at the top symptoms in all the app users, and they’re not the same as they were. So, the number one symptom is headache … followed by sore throat, runny nose and fever.”

According to the NHS, the classic Covid symptoms are fever, cough and loss of smell or taste. Spector said that with Delta, a cough appears to be the fifth most common symptom, and the loss of smell doesn’t make the top 10. Data suggests that the Delta variant is at least 40% more transmissible than the Alpha variant first detected in Kent, and appears to double the risk of hospitalisation. It also renders vaccines somewhat less effective, particularly after only one dose.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/14/delta-variant-covid-symptoms-include-headaches-sore-throat-and-runny-nose