There are a number of symptoms of coronavirus infection that are both rare in COVID-19 and common to several other illnesses, so what exactly are the lesser-known signs you need to seek a test?
The World Health Organisation also lists conjunctivitis, a skin rash or discolouration of fingers or toes as less-common symptoms.Loss of speech or movement
"Especially loss of taste, loss of smell — we've seen those are definitely symptoms that do present," Dr Sheel said."Diarrhoea can be challenging, but I would recommend anyone with symptoms at the moment [get tested], especially where we know there are lower levels of transmission. Dr Sheel said current public health messaging tended to focus on more common symptoms to capture a wider number of people for testing."From a public health perspective, the target is always about trying to capture the majority of cases … of course there is a longer list of symptoms, but we are trying to capture the majority," she said.
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