The United Kingdom has quadrupled its official list of COVID-19 symptoms, which now includes a sore throat, muscle pains and diarrhoea.
Prior to the change, UK health officials flagged just three symptoms as signs someone could have the virus: a fever, continuous cough and loss of sense of smell or taste.
The decision to expand the list of symptoms from three to 12 came just days after free testing for coronavirus ended in England.
According to the NHS, which runs the public health system in the UK, people should be alert to a further nine symptoms: shortness of breath, feeling tired or exhausted, aching body, headache, sore throat, blocked or runny nose, loss of appetite, diarrhoea, feeling sick or being sick
Health experts in the UK had debated for some time how many and what symptoms should be on the list to prompt someone to get tested.
However, the NHS says people should stay at home and avoid others only if you have Covid symptoms and a high temperature, or if your symptoms are so bad that you are not well enough to work.
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