Four atypical symptoms of COVID-19 that are now occurring in Poland. «We haven’t watched them before»

Fever and loss of smell, known from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, are less and less common in people infected with the coronavirus. Deputy Minister of Health Waldemar Kraska in the Monday broadcast of Radio Gdańsk said that patients come to doctors with new symptoms of COVID-19. He mentioned the already known “cold symptoms”, but drew attention to four other ailments.

1. Experts report that COVID-19 is now going very differently than it was when the pandemic started
2. Doctors face loss of smell or fever less and less often, and they notice headache or throat pain more often.
3. Deputy Minister of Health Waldemar Kraska also mentioned other symptoms, so far unusual for COVID-19. One of them is fatigue in the morning
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Symptoms of COVID-19 have changed in the two years since the outbreak of the pandemic. According to data from the UK, the most common symptom of coronavirus infection is currently a sore throat, experts from Imperial College London say. British scientists named headache as the second most common symptom of COVID-19 today. It turns out that there are more COVID-19 symptoms that doctors have not seen before.

COVID-19. Unusual symptoms

Deputy Minister of Health Waldemar Kraska told Radio Gdańsk about how Poles are ill. He estimated that there are two new omicron sub-variants in the country and they cover 55-60 percent. all COVID-19 cases. He emphasized that they are extremely contagious, but their course is less severe.

He called on patients to report to their GPs in the event of COVID-19 symptoms. He also said what you should pay attention to. Although some symptoms, including runny nose, headache and fever, are the same as with the previous variants, patients also observe other ailments. «There were also some that we had not seen before. For example, we wake up in the morning and feel very tired, as well as tinnitus, neck pain and sensitivity to light»- said the deputy minister.

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He noted, however, that each case is different, therefore family doctors who know the history of our disease should be consulted. «When symptoms appear, the first visit is the most important. I would recommend that it be direct. After that, teleportation is indicated, we do not have to go to the doctor every time. The most important thing is a physical examination and auscultation of the lungs »- instructed Kraska’s patients.

He also reported that for several days the ministry has been observing an increased number of COVID-19 cases by several percent. At the same time, he noticed that the summer wave was slowing down. «I hope it will be a constant trend. However, more than once the pandemic surprised us »- he said.