In this podcast Dr Tom Kneale, a GP and Faculty Educator from North Wales and Dr Jessica Watson, a GP from Bristol and a NIHR Research Fellow at the University of Bristol talk to Dr Barbara Noble about how we can distinguish between flu and COVID-19. Drawing on his clinical experience, Tom talks about the common symptoms of COVID-19, which can help differentiate it from flu as well as some of the more unusual presentations of COVID he has seen in his practice. Jess talks about the importance of testing and also its limitations and Tom highlights the at-risk groups to develop complications of COVID and the red flags we should look for in patients with COVID-19 and flu.

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