Meteorological spring officially began in the UK on March 1, and while the season is primarily known for budding flora and fauna, longer warmer climes and (dare we say it) the appearance of some long-awaited sunshine, it is also a time that seasonal allergy symptoms associated with allergic rhinitis - or hay fever as it's more commonly known - can start to make an appearance.
It is estimated that almost half of the population (49%) of the UK report to suffer with hay fever. However, with pollen counts on the rise it can be difficult to distinguish between allergic rhinitis, a common cold or even Covid-19 as many of the telltale signs are very similar. You can follow our latest coronavirus news by subscribing to our daily newsletter here.
Kristoffer Ahlerup, commercial director of Enzymatica, the manufacturers of ColdZyme, helps to explain why people can easily get confused. "Many people think of the common cold as an exclusively winter-based phenomenon and so when they get a cold outside of this time frame, they sometimes assume that something else is causing their symptoms," he explained.
