Sneezing and coughing in public is the last thing people want to be doing with current fears over the novel coronavirus, but an early start to allergy season has many looking for relief. “This year we were expecting there would be a little bit more snowfall and that the freezing level would be lower, but that second wave never did come so the trees woke up earlier,” allergist Dr.
Joanne Yeung told CKNW on Mornings with Simi. “We’ve had high pollen counts for about five weeks but depending on what you’re allergic to you might have felt it at different times.” Since some allergy symptoms can be similar to symptoms of coronavirus, Yeung explained that some allergy sufferers could misinterpret them in fear of a COVID-19 infection. “I’ve had