This ‘mild’ Covid is still a threat

THERE’S a lot of Covid going around at the moment and last week, I caught it! I was intrigued that my virus seemed to follow the same pattern I’ve seen in friends recently – it felt like a normal cold, lasting a couple of days. I had a mild cough which oddly disappeared as soon as my test went positive. Everyone I speak to who has caught Covid in the last month or so seems to have had the same experience, with none of the old warning signs such as a raised temperature or change in taste or smell.

This would suggest that, three years on, Covid-19 is a completely different virus from the one we started out with. Having said that, extremely vulnerable people, like blood cancer patients or people awaiting transplants, should still be careful.

It’s estimated that about one in 25 people have the virus at the moment, so there’s a fair chance of any of us catching it.