LONDON, June 25 — A new large-scale review has confirmed some of the major symptoms associated with Covid-19, including a persistent cough, fever and loss of smell. Carried out by researchers from the University of Leeds, UK along with four other universities, the new review is one of the biggest...
Thursday, 25 Jun 2020 07:53 PM MYTLONDON, June 25 — A new large-scale review has confirmed some of the major symptoms associated with Covid-19, including a persistent cough, fever and loss of smell.
In total, the researchers had access to data on 24,410 adult cases of Covid-19 in nine countries, including the UK, China and the USA, which enabled them to identify the common symptoms of the virus., showed that the most common symptom of the virus was fever, which was found in 78 per cent of Covid-19 cases.
Ryckie Wade, a surgeon and Clinical Research Fellow at the Leeds Institute of Medical Research who supervised the research commented on the findings saying, “This analysis confirms that a cough and fever were the most common symptoms in people who tested positive with Covid-19.”
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