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New Covid symptoms

Monday, 4 April 2022 23:00

They include shortness of breath, tiredness, aches, a headache, sore throat, blocked nose and loss of appetite

I’m Paul Hutton with news that doctors have come up with a new list of symptoms of Covid. Along with the original three - a fever, a new and
continuous cough and a loss or change in taste or smell – they’ve added things such as shortness of breath, tiredness, aches, a headache, sore throat, blocked nose and loss of appetite. Diarrhoea and feeling or being sick are also added to the list. We’ll keep you up to date on this and other news here on Care Radio

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