Health Matters. Cold vs Flu vs Covid-19 with Dr Shaunagh Emanuel

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Remember those good old days ‘Before Covid’… the BC years?

If you got a sniffle or a cough, a sore throat, or even just a headache - there was no panic. You could still drag your poor sick self to work, or the shops.

But now these symptoms might create some alarm, and even if you’re not one to worry - you can’t go anywhere because of those Covid questionnaires. Is it possible to tell the difference between the symptoms of a cold or flu, and the dreaded Covid-19?
4 May 2021 English South Africa Health & Fitness

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