Symptoms Grid

This grid has been compiled using information from NHS direct and is intended as a guide only, it is not a substitute for medical advice, but staff and parents may

find it useful in distinguishing COVID-19 from other common ailments. However, if you you're worried about your symptoms Use the NHS 111 online coronavirus service.

SYMPTOMS	COVID-19	COLD	FLU	ALLERGIES
FEVER	Common	Rare	Common	Sometimes
TIREDNESS	Sometimes	Sometimes	Common	Common
COUGH	Common	Mild	Common	Sometimes
SNEEZING	No	Common	No	Common
ACHES & PAINS	Sometimes	Common	Common	No
RUNNY NOSE	Rare	Common	Sometimes	Common
SORE THROAT	Sometimes	Common	Sometimes	No
DIARRHOEA	Rare	No	Sometimes	Sometimes
SICKNESS	No	No	Sometimes	Sometimes
HEADACHE	Sometimes	Sometimes	Common	Sometimes
ADDITIONAL SYMPTOMS MAY ALSO INCLUDE	Shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, loss of taste/smell	Sinus congestion, pressure in ears and face	Difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite	Itchy, watering eyes, wheezing, shortness of breath, hives swollen lips, tongue, eyes or face

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