The second most common symptom was a cough, found in 57% of patients, but again, the number of patients who reported this symptom varied in each country, from 76% in the Netherlands compared to 18% in Korea. The researchers say that these variations could be due to the way data was collected.
They say that the findings confirm the list of symptoms given by the World Health Organization at the start of the pandemic. However, they also add that it’s likely that a large proportion of people who had the virus did not display symptoms. Ryckie Wade, a surgeon and Clinical Research Fellow at the Leeds Institute of Medical Research who supervised the research commented on the findings saying, “This analysis confirms that cough and fever were the most common symptoms in people who tested positive with COVID-19.”
“This is important because it ensures that people who are symptomatic can be quarantined, so they are not infecting others,” he added. “The study gives confidence to the fact that we have been right in identifying the main symptoms and it can help determine who should get tested.”
AFP Uh? Wasn't this already confirmed a couple of months ago?
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