How do I know if I have COVID-19?
The only way to be certain if you have COVID-19 is to get a PCR swab or Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) at a local testing centre.
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COVID-19 symptoms
Common symptoms of COVID-19 are like those found with illnesses such as a cold or influenza. You may have one or more of the following:
- new or worsening cough
- sneezing and runny nose
- fever
- temporary loss of smell or altered sense of taste
- sore throat
- shortness of breath
Less common symptoms of COVID-19 may include;
- diarrhoea
- headache
- muscle aches
- nausea
- vomiting
- malaise
- chest pain
- abdominal pain
- joint pain or
- confusion / irritability.
These less common symptoms almost always occur with one or more of the common symptoms.
How quickly do symptoms appear?
Symptoms tend to arise around two to five days after a person has been infected but can take up to 14 days to show.
The virus can be passed onto others before they know they have it – from up to two days before symptoms develop.
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