'Brutal' cold leaving people 'housebound for weeks' sweeping across the UK

dailyrecord.co.uk:

People all over the UK have reported suffering from a "brutal" cold that's "worse than a winter bug" and lasts for weeks.During winter, it's more likely to come down with a cold due to the amount of time you spend inside along with the change in weather.And this mystery virus - which is not Covid - has reportedly left people feeling "absolutely lousy" and hoping that they recover in time for Christmas.Yorkshire Live reports that symptoms of the illness include a cough, a blocked nose, fatigue, headaches and a fever.

Posting in r/CasualUK, @an_achronist said: "Just coming off the back end of a brutal cold that's lasted about 3 weeks, during which my sinuses have been almost completely closed, relaxing only for brief periods while also producing mucus at an alarming rate. "Emerging from my bed this morning, I could breathe through my nose again.

I could smell things. It still feels like somebody poured Ready Brek into the back of my face, but it's finally over and life is beautiful again."Somebody else agreed, adding: "I'm just emerging from it now.

Bloody awful, almost like flu."And @hoodman added: "I caught it in October, I was bedridden for days and then spent another week housebound, constantly looking at my phone to see if it had been 4 hours since my last dose of paracetamol."I'm assuming it's a Covid variant that isn't picked up by the tests, it was worse than any winter bug I'd had before 2020."@itchyfrog said: "It's been a total b****rd, had me in bed for a couple of days and feeling shit for a couple of weeks now."I can totally recommend Otrivine nasal spray for the blocked nose/sinus bit though."@littlejane45 concurred: "Currently on day 5 of it.