Thought of the Day - September 14 - COVID Symptoms

Back in March, I published one of the first lists of COVID symptoms on the Neighbourhood COVID site: Other Stuff

Since then there have been twenty-five million official cases reported that have helped refine our understanding leading to this chart from Information Is Beautiful back in the summer:

Of recent note, the UK symptom tracker app, which is used by many millions of people across the UK, has revealed new symptom correlation information.

First, nearly 80% of people (including many who might say they were asymptomatic after the fact) experience severe headaches, tiredness and fatigue. These are the real early warning signs to look out for across all age groups.

But more importantly, they are able to provide better information on what is not COVID-19. If you have not had severe headaches, tiredness and fatigue you probably have not had COVID-19. Moreover, if do have a runny nose, or congestion, or sneezing this is really a sign you do NOT have COVID-19.

Cheers

Cliff