A woman who tested positive for a new variant of coronavirus has shared her symptoms. She told how she tested positive for the E484K mutation believed to have emerged first in Liverpool.
The woman from Wirral, who asked to remain anonymous, tested positive for the Variant Under Investigation in January. She told the Liverpool Echo about her symptoms - saying it started with the signs of a common cold.
She said: "I had a streaming cold and then lost my sense of taste and smell in January. "There was talk of us having the South African variant, but it's now said to be this mutation. "We were sent antibody kits and asked to take samples of blood for analysis. "It was worrying to not be in the picture of what I had for quite some time, and