A new COVID-19 subvariant increasingly appearing in cases in the United States and United Kingdom

A COVID-19 subvariant named EG.5.1, or Eris, is increasingly appearing in the United States and Britain. Symptoms of the subvariant reportedly include a runny nose, headache, fatigue, sneezing and a sore throat, with experts in Australia saying it will emerge here.

Medical staff wearing FFP3 face masks at King's College Hospital, in south east London Source: AAP / Victoria Jones/PA/Alamy

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