Nausea and diarrhoea could also be symptoms of Covid-19


By AGENCY

Gastrointestinal symptoms may be more common in Covid-19 than previously thought. — AFP

New American research has found that patients with Covid-19 may be also experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms like diarrhoea and nausea, which are not being picked up as they are not classic symptoms of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the disease.

These symptoms are occurring in addition to more well-known symptoms like fever, cough and shortness of breath,

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