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Hello, i have a flu and my body is sometimes tired is that signs of covid 19 because i was in joburg and i used a taxi to come home to pretoria. but i get flu every month so i am not sure?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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Symptoms: I have never known of a case of someone having an influenza once a month - there must be another cause for those symptoms. COVID 19 can cause flu-like symptoms.

Answered 5/28/2020

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A member asked:

Hello, i have a flu and my body is sometimes tired is that signs of covid 19 because i was in joburg and i used a taxi to come home to pretoria. but i get flu every month so i am not sure?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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