Researchers are calling for skin rashes to be added to the NHS’s official list of symptoms for Covid-19 after a study revealed that one in 11 coronavirus patients developed a rash. The study, conducted by King’s College London, was conducted using data on 20,000 Britons who either tested positive for Covid-19 or were suspected to have had the virus. The team also used data from the Covid Symptom Study app, which contained information on 336,837 users who had self-reported their symptoms. The study found 2,021 of the app’s users tested positive for Covid-19, with 8.8 percent of them reporting blotchy and itchy skin.
Additionally, out of 17,000 people who were strongly suspected to have had the virus, 8.2 percent reported a rash. The study has not been peer-reviewed yet and was led by Dr. X, who is now urging for rashes to be officially recognized as a symptom in light of his findings.…
