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<\/span>Image source, <\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/div>The symptoms of Covid and other respiratory infections are now very similar<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
As the latest version of the Omicron variant continues to spread quickly, the official list of Covid symptoms has been expanded in England – but not yet in the rest of the UK. <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n So how can you tell if you’ve got Covid, a bad cold or something else?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The new list of Covid symptoms has been expanded from the original three:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n It now includes nine other symptoms which are common signs of other respiratory infections too: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n It’s not possible to tell if you have Covid-19, flu or another respiratory infection based on symptoms alone, official advice says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n But spotting these symptoms can help to reduce the spread to other more vulnerable people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n If you have any of these symptoms plus a high temperature or you don’t feel well enough to go to work or school, you’re advised to stay at home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This was one of the three key Covid symptoms identified during the first two years of the pandemic but it appears to be much less common with Omicron infections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The most common five symptoms experienced by people with positive Covid tests recently are runny nose (83%), fatigue (71%), sore throat (69%), headache (69%) and sneezing (68%), according to the ZOE Covid symptom app.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n A high temperature is 37.8C or above, and can happen when the body is fighting off any infection – not just coronavirus. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n If you don’t have a thermometer, check if you – or the person you’re worried about – feel hot to the touch on the chest or back. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n A high temperature is unlikely with a cold. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat are the symptoms to look out for?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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