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COVID vs flu: How to differentiate, when to go for RT-PCR & other questions answered

10/01/2023 07:57 PM | Click to read full article

Initially, when the outbreak was first reported, symptoms, including headache, fatigue, cough, cold, muscle pain, breathlessness and loss of smell/taste strongly hinted at COVID-19 infection. An RT-PCR test would then confirm and eliminate the case. As COVID-19 symptoms got milder with Omicron becoming the dominant variant globally, it became more difficult to tell apart a COVID-19 infection from the common flu.

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