New Highly Mutated Variant of Coronavirus Linked to Mental Health Issues, Global Concern

As a new, highly mutated variant of the coronavirus gains speed, scientists are finding signs that the disease is changing, starting to impact people’s mental health.

JN.1 has been found in many countries around the world, including India, China, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The Omicron subvariant has been named a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization (WHO), due to its “rapidly increasing prevalence.”

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says JN.1 currently makes up around seven per cent of positive Covid tests analyzed at the laboratory.

Some of the most common symptoms of the disease, such as a runny nose and cough, are still present.

Loss of taste and smell – previously a typical sign of the disorder – is now reported by only 2 to 3 per cent of affected Britons.

Likewise, fever, which was a more common sign, was experienced by only 2% of people, according to The Sun.

Now, scientists suggest that anxiety could also be a sign that someone has an infection, although experts don’t know exactly why.

Nearly 10 percent of Britons with Covid have consistently reported anxiety, excessive worry or difficulty sleeping since early November, according to the UK Office for National Statistics’ Covid report.

The report said that the most common symptom of infection with the JN.1 strain is a runny nose, with 31% of patients reporting symptoms.

Meanwhile, 23% of people reported suffering from cough, and 20% from headache.

Nearly 20% of people with the disease reported weakness and fatigue, 16% reported muscle pain, and 13% reported a sore throat.

It is important to remember that symptoms always vary from person to person.

Scientists have warned that weak immunity and the evolution of the virus may be behind the change in symptoms.

“Immunity declines over time, and for many, it has been more than a year since they received their last booster dose,” Professor Peter Openshaw, from Imperial College London, told The Sun last month.

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