Covid variant. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Omicron a “variant of concern”, with Boris Johnson implementing the government’s Plan B for tackling the outbreak.
Doctors in South Africa – where the variant was first detected – have provided some much-needed insight into the variant’s symptoms, Coventry Live reports.
At a briefing convened by South Africa's Department of Health, GP Unben Pillay listed the symptoms that Omicron patients were reporting, with one telltale sign potentially surfacing during the night – "night sweats".
Night sweats are when you sweat so much that your night clothes and bedding are soaking wet, even though where you are sleeping is cool.