Flu symptoms versus Covid-19 as UKHSA explains how to tell difference View Image

Peak sniffle season is dawning but it’s not just the common flus and colds potentially ailing Brits this winter. Covid-19 is also circulating, with various variants still being spread around the UK, and may peak in the autumn and winter months too.

The flu and Covid-19 are completely separate illnesses but share a number of similar symptoms that may leave Brits confused about what they have this winter and how to treat it.

To help, UKHSA compiled everything people need to know about both illnesses and advised anyone experiencing any symptoms to stay at home or wear a mask if they have to go out as well as getting vaccinated against both conditions.

It added: “Simple measures like catching coughs and

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