Is a sore throat a symptom of coronavirus? How to tell the difference between hay fever and COVID-19

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Is a sore throat a symptom of coronavirus? How to tell the difference between hay fever and COVID-19
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Experts told Newsweek how a person should decide whether to self-isolate when they aren't sure if they have COVID-19 or the allergy.

Symptoms of hay fever include itchy nose, eyes, ears, palate and throat, sneezing, a runny or blocked nasal passage, watery eyes—as well as those which overlap withHowever, Stephen Durham, professor of allergy and respiratory medicine at Imperial College London, told-19 symptoms" and"in stark contrast to the dry cough, fever, fatigue, breathlessness and loss of smell and taste" which are"the hallmarks of COVID19.

Durham said:"I suggest don't self isolate for hay fever symptoms alone, nor for sore throat alone, in absence of fever, cough, loss of smell, fatigue or breathlessness."-19 should contact their health care provider and recover at home if possible.

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