Early Covid symptoms differ between men and women, study suggests

Testing guidance could be updated to enable cases to be picked up earlier, researchers suggest 

Early Covid-19 symptoms differ among the sexes and different age groups, the research suggests (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Early symptoms resulting from a Covid-19 infection differ between men and women and among different age groups, research suggests.

The study, which looked at data from the Zoe Covid Symptom Study app, found that following Covid-19 infection, men were more likely to report shortness of breath, fatigue, chills and fever, while women were more likely to report loss of smell, chest pain and a persistent cough.