There have been cases in the UK
A new Covid-19 variant named Arcturus is spreading rapidly across the world, with cases found in the UK as well as 28 other countries. Rising cases in India have led to face mask rules returning for citizens. Worried health officials are now warning the strain has a new symptom not previously seen.
Reports from India state the new variant comes with a new symptom. The symptom has not been seen before with a coronavirus strain. Doctors in the country have said they are seeing more children and adolescents with the variant presenting with conjunctivitis - or pink eyeIndian paediatrician Vipn M. Vashishtha, also a member of the WHO's Vaccine Safety Net programme, said at the start of April that he had seen paediatric Covid cases "once again after a gap" of six months.
He continued by saying there are other viruses which can cause pink eye - including adenovirus which is common in spring and summer. Adding: "We are seeing adenovirus circulating, so even if Covid cases go up, unless you're doing testing for both Covid and adenovirus, which most people aren't... it may be difficult [to determine] what's causing your pink eye."
In February, the variant accounted for just 0.21 percent of all Covid cases worldwide. In March that figure rose to 3.96 percent, according to WHO figures. Arcturus is similar to the XBB.1.5 strain, which has dominated American infections since January. However, this new strain appears to have a mutation in the spike protein which has been associated with increased transmissibility and a potentially high degree of infection.
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