symptoms of omicron type More or less the same as the common flu. However, there are minor differences that can make it difficult to differentiate between the two. According to health experts, this is extremely difficult as both the Omicron variant and the common flu have common symptoms such as cough and runny nose. So, how can someone showing symptoms differentiate between the two viral infections? Of course, one way is to get yourself tested and be sure about the same.
“The major symptoms in Covid are that the fever is usually present for a day or two, then the fever goes away, and there is severe body aches and back pain, which is much worse than the flu. We do not see back pain, severe headache and body aches in flu patients, which can be very severe in the first one to three days in Covid,” says. Doctor Bharesh Dedhia, Chief Consultant, Critical Care at PD Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Khar Unit.
He says people seem casual about it new version, claiming that it is nothing more than a winter and there is no need to worry. People are still roaming around without wearing masks. “It is a risky situation because, ideally, if we are nearing the end of the pandemic, now is not the time to let our guard down,” says the doctor.
Meanwhile, India reported 2,85,914 new COVID-19 infections, with 665 deaths reported today. With this, the number of infected in India has increased to 4,00,85,116. According to the Union Health Ministry, the active COVID-19 cases in the country have come down to 22,23,018.
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