Symptoms of the coronavirus: Researchers find three new warning signs of COVID-19 disease

New Delhi: The new coronavirus infection is known to cause a variety of symptoms, and the symptoms also have a wide range in terms of severity. While some people infected with the virus remain asymptomatic, others develop severe symptoms that require hospitalization and intensive care, and can even lead to death. Various global health agencies have listed a number of symptoms as signs of the new coronavirus infection, but as the virus mutates and spreads further, new symptoms of the infection are also being reported.

Headaches, loss of appetite, chills and muscle aches could also be symptoms of COVID-19 that were previously overlooked, according to a new study.

A study from Imperial College London found symptoms to be linked to the COVID-19 disease. A study of the REACT program involving over one million people across England confirmed the results.

Data was collected between June 2020 and January 2021. Questionnaires and swab tests were used to collect information on the symptoms of people infected with the disease. The study has not yet been peer reviewed.

Over 60% of people who tested positive for the virus had no symptoms, including the most common ones such as loss of taste and smell, fever, etc.

The researchers also found that age was a factor in the symptoms people were experiencing. For example, chills were found to be a symptom in all age groups for people who had tested positive.

At the same time, headaches were only reported in children and adolescents aged 5 to 17, and loss of appetite appeared to be more common in people aged 18 to 55.

Adults were also more likely to report muscle pain as a symptom of COVID-19, while children were the least likely group to report symptoms of cough, fever and loss of appetite.

REACT program director at Imperial, Professor Paul Elliott, said: “These new findings suggest that many people with Covid-19 will not be tested – and therefore will not be self-isolating – because their symptoms will not not match those used in current public health guidelines to help identify those infected. “

He added: “I hope our more informative symptom findings mean that the testing program can take advantage of the most recent evidence, helping to identify more infected people.”