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Coronavirus, flu or the common cold - how to tell which bug you have this winter

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As winter approaches, many people are worried about how they will differentiate between the common cold, flu and Covid-19. Some of the symptoms are similar with all three conditions, so it's hard to know which it is and there is a lot of nervousness surrounding this issue.

The symptom checker pictured above can help guide people. Ben Littlewood-Hilson, chief medical officer at Doctorlink said having a runny nose is a big sign that what you have is a cold.

And whereas Covid-19 has more specific symptoms, the flu usually affects the whole body. Speaking to the Metro, Dr Ravi Tomar, a GP at the Portland Medical Practice in Croydon added: "The challenge with these upper respiratory infections is that that can all present with symptoms such as

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