Is it a cold, flu or COVID-19?
In the current pandemic, customers will often confuse the symptoms of the flu with general milder symptoms of a cold and even more so now, to determine if they could have COVID-19 symptoms due to the similarities between them all.
The table below outlines how to differentiate between key symptoms of flu and conditions commonly confused with the flu.
Generally flu symptoms are worse and more intense than that of a cold.
Flu may lead to more serious health problems such as pneumonia, secondary infections, hospitalisation or even death
Coronavirus symptoms range from mild to severe which could lead to hospitalisation or death. If suffering from the key COVID-19 symptoms, please follow the up to date guidelines: