Since the pandemic started, it has been hard to tell the difference between flu and Covid as symptoms can be extremely similar, making it difficult for patients to understand which they have
As the new variant of coronavirus spreads around the world, there is a simply way to of testing yourself at home to see if you are more likely to have Covid or the flu, a pharmacist has said.
Since the pandemic began, it has been hard to tell the difference between the two as symptoms can be extremely similar, making it difficult for patients to understand which they have. Pharmacist at Chemist Click Abbas Kanani told the Express all people need to tell the difference is an at-home thermometer.
Mr Kanani said the main symptoms of Eris to look for include: sore throat, runny nose, blocked nose, sneezing, dry cough, headache, hoarse voice, muscle aches and altered smell. “Traditional symptoms such as shortness of breath, loss of smell and a fever are now far less common,” he said. This is backed by findings from the Zoe Health Study, which reported how fever was far less common among people with the Omicron strain.
He added: “The main difference between the Eris variant and flu is a change in temperature, but symptoms are very similar. Check whether your temperature is high, 38C or above which may indicate flu and not Eris. However, the only way to be certain is to do a Covid test.”