The doctor told me how to distinguish the flu from coronavirus

Chief specialist of primary medical and sanitary aid to adult population of the Moscow Department of health Andrei Tyazhelnikov, the radio station “Moscow speaking” reminded how to distinguish the flu from COVID-19.

“If you see that you have a sharp rise in temperature to 40 degrees, and there are all other symptoms such as weakness, aches is most likely the flu. The typical symptoms of coronavirus is a loss of smell, loss of sense of taste,” he said.

The doctor also noted that coronavirus infection is not fully understood, so may be completely different, including asymptomatic.

In March, the who announced the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 pandemic. In the world have identified more than 14 million infections, more than 597 thousand people died.