‘American Covid’ strain warning after cases surge in England

The UK Health and Security Agency revealed the rate of positive results inside hospitals increased from 5.9% to 7% last month (Picture: Shutterstock / Cryptographer) An American Covid-19 strain is on the rise in England, as more people are admitted to hospital.

The UK Health and Security Agency revealed the rate of positive results inside hospitals increased from 5.9% to 7% last month.

And hospital admissions have risen by almost 50%, with the London region seeing the highest increase at 79%.

More than half of the positive tests were a variant of the Stratus strain, which has been dubbed ‘American Covid’.

People particularly at risk of the virus are being urged to get vaccinated. This includes people aged 75, residents in care homes for older adults, and immunosuppressed individuals.

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Alex Allen, consultant epidemiologist at the UKHSA, said: ‘While Covid-19 activity has shown some recent increases, cases remain at low levels in the UK.

‘UKHSA is monitoring all the data relating to Covid-19 variants in the UK and abroad, and we continue to publish our findings in our regular surveillance reports.’

A universal treatment for the common cold, flu and Covid is int he works in the US.

Experts say a simple nasal spray could help boost people’s immunity to respiratory viruses, bacteria and allergy triggers.

While the study, published in the journal Science, was carried out on mice, researchers say it shows promising results for humans.

On top of the coronavirus, the jab Stanford Medicine experts developed is also effective against the skin infection, staph.

Your symptoms could range from mild to severe, or you might not have any symptoms at all.

Common symptoms of coronavirus are very similar to the common cold or flu, so if you’re unwell you’ll need to get tested to know what you’re dealing with.

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