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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent

Can we now treat Covid like a cold and is UK still tracking numbers?

A Covid test with a positive result
Since the Office for National Statistics infection survey wrapped up in March, it has been hard to know how many people have Covid in the UK. Photograph: Tanya C Smith/Alamy

As we head into another winter, Covid numbers have been ticking up. But how worried should we be about Covid these days – can we treat it like a cold, or have we become blase about an illness that could still pose a threat to elderly and clinically vulnerable people?

How does Covid compare to a cold or seasonal flu?

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