A professor has revealed that twice as many people have covid right now compared to the common cold.
It is estimated that more than 4.5m Brits had coronavirus as of Tuesday morning, according to the Zoe Health Study. It is believed the rise in cases has been led by the highly transmissible Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants.
However, free testing is no longer available for the majority of people in the UK, making it difficult for many to confirm whether they have contracted Covid-19 or not. Professor Tim Spector, ZOE Scientific Co-Founder and lead scientist on the ZOE Health Study, has described two key symptoms that people should look out for in the morning, the Express reports.