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Forbes: Coronavirus or flu? Scientists are developing a sensor which tests for both

By Forbes.

Published June 28, 2020 at 4:20 am

This handout picture taken and released by Ukrainian Defense Ministry press-service on March 26, 2020, shows a medical worker testing for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus of a Ukrainian soldier at Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on the front line with Russia backed separatists.

Photo by AFP

Fever, cough, fatigue, headache, sore throat. All these symptoms are noted complaints of patients who have contracted the novel coronavirus, Covid-19. However, they’re a number of the seasonal flu’s common symptoms as well. The early comparisons between Covid-19 and the seasonal flu were often over simplified, leading to detailed discussions to outline the clear differences between the two illnesses for the public.