The UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) updated guidance now includes nine more signs of a coronavirus infection. However, as the NHS cautions, many of the new symptoms ‘are very similar’ to cold and flu symptoms, making it even more difficult to diagnose without a Covid test.
Free testing ended for most people in England on 1 April, meaning that people now have to pay for a test if they want to clarify whether they are infected.
The new recognised symptoms are:
These join the original UK recognised signs of a Covid infection of a fever, new continuous cough and loss of sense of smell or taste.
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