coronavirus of the common cold. The NHS initially outlined a high temperature and a new, continuous cough as the main symptoms of Covid-19.
However, this was changed to include a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste at a later stage in the pandemic. The new symptom has caused some confusion with those suffering from a stuffy nose brought on by the common cold or an allergic reaction, reports the Mirror.
Scientists at the University of East Anglia carried out a study among 30 people - 10 with coronavirus, 10 with bad colds and 10 healthy people.
They discovered that Covid-19 patients don’t tend to have blocked, stuffy or runny noses and can generally breathe freely.Patients with the virus also cannot tell the difference between.