The main symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are:

• a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
• a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
• a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal

What to do if you have symptoms

If you have any of the main symptoms of COVID-19, even if they're mild:

1. Get a PCR test (test that is sent to a lab) to check if you have COVID-19 as soon as possible.
2. Stay at home and do not have visitors (self-isolate) until you get your test result – only leave your home to have a test. Check if people you live with need to self-isolate.

What to do if you get coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms again

If you get symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) again, self-isolate immediately and get a PCR test (test that is sent to a lab), even if the symptoms are mild.

The symptoms are:

• a high temperature
• a new, continuous cough
• a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste

Get a PCR test to check if you have COVID-19 from a certified laboratory test service

Self-isolate even if you've had a positive test result for COVID-19 before. You probably have some immunity to the virus but it's not clear how long it lasts.

You may also need to self-isolate if someone you live with gets symptoms. The person with symptoms should get a test.

This post is copied from the original post from https://www.nhs.uk/