Coronavirus symptoms: GP finds major hole in Dominic Cummings’ story – ‘a bit concerned’

Coronavirus is an infectious disease that has been confirmed in more than five million people across the world. A doctor has explained that blurred vision isn’t currently understood to be a symptom of COVID-19.

The UK has officially passed the peak of the coronavirus infection.

The UK government has advised the public to remain indoors in an attempt to curb the spread of the infection.

Despite nearing the final stretch of the COVID-19 outbreak, hundreds of people are still dying in the UK everyday.

Boris Johnson’s special advisor, and the brains behind the lockdown plan, Dominic Cummings explained that his eyesight was affected by his coronavirus symptoms.

Cummings admitted to breaking the government’s lockdown rules after making the trip from London to Durham.

He revealed that he took a trip to near Barnard Castle, along with his wife and son, when the UK were in the height of coronavirus lockdown.

Cummings claimed that he took his wife and child on the 60-mile round trip to check his vision, and whether it was safe to drive back to London.

But, a doctor has explained that vision loss hasn’t been linked to coronavirus.

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Dr Amir Khan, who has been working as a GP on the frontline throughout the coronavirus crisis.

He’s yet to hear or read of any COVID-19 patients that have complained of vision loss, he told Good Morning Britain’s Lorraine Kelly.

Lorraine said: “Interestingly, yesterday Dominic Cummings was talking about this link between eyesight problems and coronavirus, and whether or not it would be a good idea to drive your wife and child to a beauty spot to see whether or not you could drive all the way back to London. It seemed very strange to me.

“But, are there links between coronavirus and eyesight, because we know there are side-effects, and it takes people a long, long time to get better. Is this something you’ve experienced with patients?”

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Dr Khan replied: “The coronavirus is a new virus, and we’re seeing all sorts of symptoms.

“But, I’ve not experienced, and I’ve not read anything about the coronavirus causing any eyesight problems.

“Dominic Cummings said in his statement yesterday that he spoke to a medical professional before undertaking that journey back to London from Durham, and I’m a bit concerned if he did tell a medical professional that his eyesight wasn’t up to scratch, that that person said it was safe to drive.

“Anyone whose eyesight isn’t up to scratch should definitely not be driving. That’s an absolute no-no. I would’ve told him to stay put. I would’ve told him to stay put in London, to be fair. But since he was in Durham, I would’ve told him to stay there.”

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The more common symptoms of coronavirus include a high fever, and a new continuous cough.

Shortness of breath and a loss of smell or taste have also been linked to the infection.

More than 261,000 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the UK.

Of those patients, almost 37,000 people have sadly died from COVID-19.

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