My friend has tested positive with none of the 3 symptoms BBC has just said to look out for.

[Destinysdaughter]

They are:.
High temperature
Consistent cough
Loss in taste or smell

My friend had none of the above, she had aches, fatigue and diarrhoea, she only got a test as I was concerned about her odd symptoms and we were planning to go visit my sister who has asthma and is 60. She had no idea she had it, so really, what I'm saying is, the information that is being put out is wholly inaccurate and shouldn't be regarded as the holy grail for what constitutes symptoms as obviously they are much more varied about this. I'm pissed off about this as it feels like dangerous disinformation and if you have the above symptoms you may have no idea you have it and will be out and about spreading it to others ...

The information isnt "wholly inaccurate". Most people do get the symptoms described by the guidance, but I agree it needs updating with other possible symptoms

the information that is being put out is wholly inaccurate

What's inaccurate? That most people who test positive will have experienced one of the main listed symptoms? That other symptoms may apply to other people, but few enough people that it is not worth advising everyone with those symptoms to test? Because that information is easily accessible in lots of places and no one, surely, concerned about their health in the middle of this crisis, would rely entirely on a news website for information and advice rather than accessing more specialist sources?

Your friend complaining to the BBC because she couldn't be bothered to look for information anywhere else is odd.

I know a few people working in the NHS and care sector who have tested positive and / or have antibodies and they were asymptomatic. In some cases they live together and one is positive, one is negative.

It's a strange virus, I think we need to be cautious and use our common sense when going about our daily routine and visiting others, not rely on a test or a list of symptoms.

Basically, it seems if you feel unwell in any way whatsoever, it could be Covid. Should we be booking tests whenever we feel a bit off in any way? It’s a hypochondriac’s nightmare! There presumably has to be a line drawn somewhere with symptoms. Also, whilst not wanting to minimise its impact, a significant number of people with Covid don’t have any symptoms, so arguably being well is a symptom of Covid, so should well people get tested as they are showing signs of Covid infection?

Actually the fact that she’s living with a teenage daughter who’s frequenting parties and pubs is the significant risk factor here given the propensity for assymptomatic/pre-symptomatic spread, not whether she has any symptoms, irrespective of whether they are typical or not.

I use the Zoe app and saw the longer list of symptoms.
At any given time I have at least three of those symptoms.
I think that’s why the government haven’t released them as what to look for. They are vague and cover a multitude of other things.
Which also means winter is going to be fun

It you’re going to complain to anyone, it should
be her teenage daughter for acting irresponsibly!

mouth ulcers

Oh yes This was one of the worse symptoms for me and one of the last symptoms. I couldn't eat properly for 3 days

I agree with everything Derbygerbil said.

It is well known that Covid 19 can have other symptoms and is often symptomlesss. Besides, the BBC page says those are the 3 main symptoms, not the only 3 possible symptoms.

@Derbygerbil The news today says that in the event of local outbreaks everyone will be tested whether they have symptoms or not.

So you’re cross with the BBC for listing the three main symptoms but it cross your friend planned to visit others with a stomach upset or that her daughter has been partying etc. It’s not the BBC I would be cross at.

Thing is if people symptoms are very vague and not severe many will probably not test anyway as they ar worried about testing positive and having to have 2weeks off work, possibly unpaid/on low income.

If feeling ill we shouldn't be relying on a news outlet - and the BBC are giving out no different information to al the other news outlets so aren't alone in listing the three most common symptoms - to tell us what we have. The BBC simply repeat the information that have via the Government and NHS. Most of the articles I have read on the BBC have said that some people may have other symptoms and there's normally a link to the NHS pages.

Lots of those symptoms have been known about for ages, but they appear less common than the 3 key ones listed. Obviously as time goes not he key symptoms may change as we learn more about this new virus.

Surely the most common sense thing to do is to look at the NHS health pages if you feel ill?

In my house the three of us use the ZOE research app and enter how we are feeling every day. Its almost always that we feel fine. I sometimes add my hay fever symptoms - but as the app now knows I have hay fever and the symptoms are no different to my normal ones it doesn't ask me to test for them. I have done one test - felt poorly one day but think it was actually something I ate, so nauseous, a but of sickness and a dodgy tummy. It recommended testing for that at the beginning of June - it was negative.

And the information is NOT wholly inaccurate.
What is inaccurate about listing the three most common symptoms?
I suspect it doesn't say that these are the only symptoms ever seen.
It has been known for weeks that many people have no symptoms at all.

Isn’t this also part of the reason the Italians were jumping up and down warning us to do more and that this isn’t just flu

I will admit I get confused by the rules so I am being cautious but;

Why would a friend who doesn't live with you, but lives with a daughter who is going out to pubs and parties, visit your sister, who has asthma, with you? How many households are mixing there?

Three households, one with a person with asthma and one with a person who mixes in pubs and parties. Is that allowed?

Maybe we should test everyone, every month?

My 90-year-old DM and my DS are part of the ONS study and they get this. Even though they both think they've had it earlier in the year. Frustratingly, they also get tested for antibodies but don't get the result.

I'm also doing the Kings College Covid research.
When they talk about possible symptoms that they are looking for, the list is huge! They've sent me to be tested twice because I have had bowel problems since mid-May. Both tests were negative.
My GP is looking into my bowel!

I’m now five months since suspected Covid and struggling with long term effects now .. I had aches fatigue and a stomach upset .. had no idea I could have covid until a week later I felt as though all my ribs were broken and was tight chested and had a fluctuating temp .

I agree with the OP. It's irresponsible reporting. Not everyone accesses every news outlet or research paper. Most of us get our news from the TV and the government gobshites' press conferences. With those symptoms which I have currently, I wouldn't be getting tested. They have hammered home to us from the start that if you don't have a new cough or a fever or shortness of breath, you don't have COVID. I know this because I was feeling shit about 2 months ago and went on the NHS covid site and they said there was no need for me to be tested. If that's what the government and NHS are telling you, and some people think the NHS website is the holy grail, then what can you do. That's the advice people will follow.

@Lookyloo it’s been extremely clear there’s a wide range of symptoms and also that 80% of people have no symptoms or are asymptotic.

Yes, asymptomatic is one thing, but being symptomatic with something that doesn't sound like COVID is an entirely different thing. People ARE symptomatic, just not with the symptoms we're told about.

The whole “bbc haven’t reported all the symptoms” is ridiculous. It has been reported for months that there have been cases with different symptoms and a high number of cases are completely asymptomatic.
Even if you google “bbc coronavirus symptoms”, this is the first article that comes up: www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51048366

Which lists the big three symptoms but Other symptoms have also been recognised.

“ The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's list of symptoms also includes chills, repeated shaking, muscle pain and sore throat.”

For months I've been reading on here when people have a sore throat, sneezing, vomiting or diarrhoea that they are told rudely THEY ARE NOT SYMPTOMS OF CORONAVIRUS - ARE YOU THICK - LOOK AT THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE.