Felt rough on Monday, signed myself off sick, read this BBC report, and said to myself, James you’ve got Covid.

If you feel unwell with a bad throat and a temperature you may well have caught one of the new strains of Covid circulating this autumn. XFG, called Stratus by some, and NB.1.8.1, known as Nimbus, are now the most common variants being passed around in the UK, according to officials, external.

Got some tests.

Yes, I have Covid.