A Covid variant has been steadily gaining ground across regions of the UK, bringing with it particular symptoms that might easily be missed. During the opening week of September, medical experts documented 425 fresh cases of the Stratus variant (also referred to as XFG) in Ireland.

This particular strain is believed to be responsible for a significant number of cases currently affecting the public - and it presents several distinctive early warning signs. In a concerning development, this strain now represents 76.1 per cent of recorded infections, marking a dramatic rise from the 49.3 per cent figure reported six weeks earlier, according to Ireland's Health Protection Surveillance Centre.

The World Health Organization has designated Stratus as a "variant under monitoring," reports Birmi

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