Coronavirus isn't going away – but have you already had it without realising?
We've seen plenty of harrowing images of people of all ages hooked up to ventilators fighting for their life, but not everyone who gets infected with Covid-19 is that poorly.
Some people don't even show any symptoms at all.
However, your body might have given you some subtle signs that all was not right inside.
Dr Dominic Pimenta told Cosmopolitan : "We are all aware of the typical symptoms of COVID (high fever, dry cough) but many patients (up to 80%) have very mild or no symptoms at all.
"When symptoms do occur, fever and cough are present in around 50% and 60% patients, respectively.”
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Worryingly, it's also been discovered that you can catch coronavirus more than once, so whether you were formally diagnosed, or just suspect you had a mild version of the virus, you could fall ill again.
So what are the signs you might have already had coronavirus?
Lethargy
If you were totally wiped out out for a week or so, and can barely remember what happened for that period of time then you might have had coronavirus.
More than sixty per cent of people have described fatigue as one of their symptoms.
Sore throat
We can get a bit croaky if we are run down, or have a common cold – but it's also one of the signs of coronavirus.
More than half, 52.2 per cent, of sufferers said it was one of their symptoms.
Loss of smell and taste
Thousands of people have been left worried after discovering they have lost all sense of taste and smell.
This is one of the main warning signs that you have the virus, and you should get tested and stay under strict isolation.
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Headaches
If you usually suffer from headaches, you might not have noticed any changes, but if you're not the type who always has a box of Ibuprofen to hand, it might mean you've had coronavirus.
Seventy per cent of people who have been diagnosed with the virus have reported headaches while they've been ill.
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Gastro problems
A lesser discussed but possible sign of having coronavirus is diarrhoea and vomiting.
Only four per cent of people with the the bug have reported these symptoms without any of the other usual ones, coughing, high temperature shortness of breath etc.
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