People with the highly contagious British strain of COVID-19 are less likely to report high fevers than those with the original disease, according to a study released on Wednesday.
But patients with the latest virus variant report suffering from sore throat, muscle aches and fatigue more often, according to research released by Britain’s Office of National Statistics.
The symptoms of the new strain differ from the three main ones associated with the original COVID-19 virus – fever, continuous cough and loss of smell or taste, reported the UK Sun, citing the research and health officials.
“People with a test compatible with the new UK variant were more likely to report any symptoms and classic symptoms, but were less likely to report loss of taste and smell,” said the Office for National Statistics in the survey. “There was no evidence of a difference in the reported percentages of gastrointestinal symptoms.”
The report finally noted that people infected with the most recent strain were much less likely to report suffering from high body temperatures.
He also found no significant difference in reports of shortness of breath or headaches in patients with the UK virus variant.
In contrast, the United Kingdom’s National Health Service said the three main symptoms of the original COVID-19 strain were fever, cough and loss of taste or smell.
The strain, which was first detected in Kent, England in September, is now considered to be up to 70 percent more contagious than other forms of the virus.