Doctors are warning anyone with a ‘razor blade’ throat that they could have a new and highly contagious Covid variant.

Dubbed ‘Nimbus’, the strain is descended from the super virulent Omicron, with 13 cases having already been found in the UK, following a surge in cases in China, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Whilst experts say Nimbus symptoms are broadly similar to earlier versions of the virus a ‘razor blade sore throat’ could be a key sign of the new variant. Continues…