There are nine new symptoms of Covid-19 that you should be looking out for, according to officials.
The symptoms range from headaches to diarrhoea, and were quietly added overnight to the original three symptoms of the deadly virus.
Back at the beginning of the pandemic, the initial signs to keep an eye for were a high temperature, a new, continuous cough and a loss or change to the sense of smell or taste.
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But now, with the progression of the pandemic and after a serious rise in cases in Ireland and the UK so far in 2022, new symptoms have been reported.
The new list of symptoms, published by the NHS in the UK, includes the three previously listed, and adds:
- Shortness of breath
- Feeling tired or exhausted
- An aching body
- A headache
- A sore throat
- A blocked or runny nose
- Loss of appetite
- Diarrhoea
- Feeling sick or being sick
Nearly one and a half million people have tested positive for the virus in Ireland.
Over 6,700 people have died with Covid since the first case was recorded in February of 2020.
It comes amid major issues in Irish hospitals - with 1,404 people needing treatment on Sunday morning for virus-related issues.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have confirmed that March 2022 has been the worst March for overcrowding since the union began counting trolleys in 2006.
11,001 patients were without a bed in the month of March.
In Q1 of 2022, 29,506 patients were without a bed.
The most overcrowded hospitals of March 2022 include:
- University Hospital Limerick (1,671 patients)
- University Hospital Galway (947 patients)
- Letterkenny University Hospital (781 patients)
- Cork University Hospital (735 patients)
- St Vincent’s University Hospital (699 patients)
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