Twice as many people currently have covid as the common cold, a professor has said. It is estimated that more than 4.5m people in the United Kingdom had the virus as of Tuesday morning, according to the Zoe Health Study.
The rise in cases over recent weeks is being driven by Omicron BA.4 and BA.5. But with free testing long gone for most people how do you know if you have covid?
Professor Tim Spector, ZOE Scientific Co-Founder and lead scientist on the ZOE Health Study, has now highlighted two symptoms which may be more noticeable when you wake that you can "best assume" is Covid, reports The Express. And he has offered advice on what to do if you think you have it.