UK experts: Omicron strain affects the way you think

The original three symptoms listed on the NHS website read as cough, fever and loss or change to your smell and taste, Report informs, citing Express.

However, the Omicron variant seems to be targeting different parts of your body as well. According to research, one of the tell-tale signs includes changes in how you think.

The ZOE COVID Study app has been monitoring the new coronavirus variant ever since it entered the UK.

The most recent data has looked at the confirmed or suspected cases of Omicron in the capital using the ZOE COVID Study.

While 50 percent of people who tested positive have reported being targeted by the original coronavirus symptoms, the other half is experiencing different signs.

One of the tell-tale Omicron symptoms among these is brain fog.

Brain fog describes how an individual feels when their thinking is sluggish, fuzzy and not sharp

Bangor University is currently studying the link between long Covid and the brain-affecting symptom.

An article from the university said: “Decisions as seemingly simple as having tea or coffee to drink can throw some individuals, while others can have difficulties with short or long-term memory.