Arcturus Covid's two most distinctive symptoms explained
A doctor has explained the main symptoms of a new coronavirus variant known as Arcturus which is rapidly spreading around the world.
The variant is understood to have fuelled a recent surge in Covid cases in India. Levels of Arcturus remain low in the UK for the moment, but officials are keeping an eye on it.A new reported symptom of the variant, which hasn't been seen with coronavirus before, is conjunctivitis - or pink eye. Reports from doctors in India suggest more children and adolescents are presenting with the symptom.
He said medics currently lack "context". He continued: "We know their [India] Covid cases are going up, and presumably, these kids are testing positive for Covid, but we don't know if they're testing positive for anything else either."
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